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Confidence slip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
... down by 2.9%. With the RBA not in a position to provide aid (due to property market concerns), it's up to the May federal budget to ameliorate or exacerbate deteriorating confidence - business and consumers.

Access to super for housing is still bad policy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
... government's plan is being considered as part of a wider housing affordability strategy set to be unveiled in the May federal budget.

ATO must reunite individuals with lost super: ASFA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... said that it hopes the government would consider its submission and implement the changes into the upcoming May federal budget.

ASFA slams Grattan as 'out of touch'

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
... industry needs the "opportunity for some clear air" to focus on consumer innovation and the use of technology. "Every federal budget in recent memory has included superannuation reform and this diverts the industry's energy and resources into adapting ...

SMSF investors trade during market volatility

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
... There were however, signs that SMSFs took a more conservative stance on investment strategies following the 2016 Federal Budget announcement on changes to superannuation. "As investors waited to see whether the proposed changes would be legislated by ...

SMSFs continue hunt for information

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
... the statistics, the most popular topics this year included how to gain long-term returns via equities, what the federal budget means for SMSF trustees, tax and regulation, and how to diversify a portfolio in a low interest-rate environment. AMP Capital ...

Advisers welcome super changes but need stability

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... certainly am a bigger fan of these changes in the current format then what they were in the initial proposal in the federal budget. "From my clients' point of view, the one change that really annoyed them was that lifetime limit. The fact that they had ...

$1.6 million cap will not derail retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
... longevity protection. "While retirees will need to assess their positions after the raft of changes announced in the federal budget, the $1.6 million cap is unlikely to derail their retirement plans alone."

Act now to ensure super sustainability: Cooper

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
... place for super to meet its goals: a bipartisan approach; uncoupling the long term savings system from an annual Federal Budget cycle; and the industry working in unison to improve customer engagement and build confidence to create a long term savings ...

Retirement system needs work: Actuaries

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
... accounts ever undertaken, the Institute says the super balance exhaustion will only place further pressure on the Federal Budget and Age Pension. Actuaries Institute retirement income working group convenor Anthony Asher says the data confirms research ...