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Advice clients demand philanthropic conversations

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
Philanthropy is becoming part of the conversation between financial advisers and clients as it's an area increasingly accessible to middle Australians, an estate planning expert says. Australian Unity Trustees national manager of estate panning Anna ...

Super objective paves way for taxation changes

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... 2017 - would have a significant negative impact on part-pensioners. "The new Age Pension asset test will hit middle Australia hard. While tonight's Budget changes includes some good news for low income earners, there is nothing to compensate the many ...

FSC sends final budget message

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... all the tabled proposals the FSC's biggest budget wish is for the government to move the superannuation dial on middle Australia and increase retirement savings, something that can't be achieved by reducing concessional contribution caps. FSC chief executive ...

Industry bodies attack SG freeze speculation

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... cut of less than a dollar a week." The Financial Services Council (FSC) said any plans to reduce the savings of middle Australia will increase long term pressure on the federal budget. "Future generations should not bear the cost of short term budget ...

Super doing its job: Actuaries Institute

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
... 93% of retirement income for those in the bottom 5% income bracket, 73% for the bottom quartile and 44% for "middle Australia". While those in the top quartile income bracket will easily achieve a comfortable retirement, they still qualify for part-payment ...

Individual cover through super, key to insurance recovery

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... benefits to high net worth individuals." But he said that the industry should find a way "to take protection to mass middle Australia, and super funds offer a good platform for that." The research showed that only 38% of the people surveyed have ever ...

YBR doubles wealth management revenue

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
Yellow Brick Road (YBR) has more than doubled its wealth management revenue in the six months to December 30, 2013. The company reported a 129% increase to $1.64 million in the first half of financial year 2014. However, the lending retail side of the ...

SMSF growth slows on low super system confidence

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
A lack of confidence in the superannuation system is slowing the growth of the self-managed super fund (SMSF) market, according to Jordan George, technical development and policy manager at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA). Speaking ...

You beauty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
... surplus on time and as promised". While there are some groups - big business and high-income earners, and oh, middle Australia too - that wouldn't be partaking as Wayne "shares the benefits of the resources boom," nobody could deny that the Treasurer's ...

New property fund built for average earners

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
Public offer superannuation fund, TIC Super, has launched a new residential property fund targeting middle Australia. The TIC Diversified Australian Residential Property Fund (DARP) aims to provide low risk exposure to property investments for people ...