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More super, less tinkering: ASFA

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... findings of the research included an overwhelming majority of respondents (81%) agreed with the statement "people need to save more superannuation, not less". Three quarters of respondents agreed with the statement that "postponing the super guarantee ...

Accountants lobby for 10 budget reforms

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2022
... scheme, and it has significant non-compliance and revenue leakage," Grant said. "Let's knock that inconsistency on the head and save the budget more than $100 million per year, not even factoring in the administration nightmare associated with managing ...

Government vows support for SMEs, self-funded retirees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022
... further investments by States and Territories in their own systems to improve lodgement accuracy, reduce compliance costs and save time for the approximately 170,000 businesses that have payroll tax reporting obligations," Frydenberg said. New South ...

Vanguard hit with US class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
... dollars)" for investors who held the funds in taxable accounts. The Vanguard Target Retirement Funds allow US investors to save for a target retirement date. The complaint, filed by Dovel & Luner yesterday, explains federal tax law in the US requires ...

Industry funds buoyed by unlisted assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2022
Industry superannuation funds tend to outperform SMSFs and retail funds thanks to their allocation to unlisted assets and by managing investments internally. An Industry Super Australia analysis found that a member who joined an industry fund in 1996 ...

Hejaz Financial Services partners with outsource Financial

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2022
The partnership will enable Hejaz to provide Australian Muslims with better access to its range of Sharia-compliant services and products. In recent research, Hejaz found that 36% of Australian Muslims do not have a savings account and 46% reluctantly ...

Hostplus, Statewide provide merger details

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022
Hostplus and Statewide Super will merge next month to create an $83 billion fund. The merger, which was originally slated for April 1, will now take place on April 29, Statewide Super said in an update to members. Following the combination, Hostplus ...

Super Fierce targets gender wealth gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... of ensuring women retire with more, saying analysis of Grattan Institute data found the average Australian woman stands to save $102,000 in fees by switching to a lower cost super fund. The platform collates their super information, runs the numbers ...

New initiative calculates how much Aussies need in retirement

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
... issue. "Our goal is to develop trustworthy retirement targets that give people a solid 'rule of thumb' on what they'll need to save to maintain their standard of living in retirement. These targets are designed to get people to engage with simple information ...

Women's life choices constrained by money stress: Fidelity

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
One in three women don't have enough money saved to allow them to make significant life decisions like changing jobs or changing relationship status, according to new research. The research by Fidelity International surveyed more than 2000 adults ...