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Industry fund doubles down on fee cuts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... has been taken out of the business. The total fees on a $50,000 balance have been cut from $488 to $463 for default Super Saver members. In September 2017, total fees were $538 so Vision Super said reducing that to $463 in just three years represents ...

Intrust launches micro-saving app

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
... background without them having to think about it. It could even help them save for a house deposit using the First Home Super Saver scheme." Launched last year, the First Home Super Saver scheme allows new home buyers to contribute up to $15,000 each ...

Early release of super, FHSSS gaining traction: ATO

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
... confirm the amount authorised for release, Treasury said at the time. O'Halloran also said that the First Home Super Saver (FHSS) Scheme is successfully underway since it was introduced in the 2017-18 Budget. Over the same period, the ATO has made ...

Potential windfall to be found in super reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... aware of the super reforms expected to take effect this year, including the downsizer contribution and first home super saver scheme. It's important to note the conditions that apply to the downsizer contribution, Dale said. "One of the big changes this ...

AFCA, key housing bills passed

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2017
A number of new measures that will dramatically impact the way consumers interact with the financial services industry have cleared both houses of parliament. The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA), announced in this year's Federal Budget ...

Housing affordability depresses confidence: Westpac

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
Aspiring first home buyers remain fearful of their financial futures with new research showing the housing affordability crisis is impacting financial confidence. The survey, commissioned by Westpac, found the majority of first home buyers are not feeling ...

Major advice firm endorses first home super saver scheme

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
A prominent financial advisory firm is backing the Federal Government's First Home Super Saver Scheme even though it has received backlash from superannuation industry bodies. Dixon Advisory believes the latest draft legislation proposes more flexibility ...

First home super scheme may not make it to parliament in 2018

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... which provides updates to existing legislation for Commonwealth employees, judges and parliamentarians. The First Home Super Saver Scheme (FHSSS), residential downsizing incentives, closing of the superannuation guarantee loophole, and the expansion ...

First home buyers: Devil is in the detail for super funds

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
Asset consultants and industry associations alike are applauding the introduction of the First Home Super Savers Scheme which they say will help young people to get a foothold in the property market. The scheme, announced as part of the Federal Budget ...

Advice associations respond to Federal Budget

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017
... delivering more supply to the residential property market," Kewin said. Kewin said strategy around the First Home Super Saver Scheme must be well considered. "This comes with quite a marked change in the required investment approach, with a 'dual' investment ...