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Indigenous super access needs improvement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... "It's about ensuring ATSI members are able to access and engage with their superannuation in the same way as other Australians."

Chief economist update: The AUD's resilience

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... economy - exports more competitive in the global market; earnings abroad becomes greater through currency translation; Australians spend their money at home, staycations and so on. As well, given still below-RBA target inflation, would put upward pressure ...

Negative gearing reforms not a panacea: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... affordability. Some 40% of respondents disagreed, saying the potential changes will make housing more affordable for Australians. Labor wants to limit negative gearing to new housing if it wins the next election in a bid to put "the Australian dream ...

TAL goes back-to-back at AFA awards

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... "These are the companies that are demonstrating a genuine commitment to innovating and improving their offer sot that Australians are better protected and invested." Challenger made a clean sweep of the three annuity awards, winning overall annuity provider ...

Qantas Super urges women take control of super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
... asked people to rate their confidence in having enough money to retire comfortably out of 10. They found that overall Australians' confidence they will have enough money for retirement increased slightly from an average of 4.9 out of 10 last year to ...

Reforming bank culture rests on regulators: Silk

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
... it's applied in good faith we should accept it comes with the responsibility of looking after retirement savings [of] Australians and increasingly becoming a source of capital in the domestic economy."

New directors join Frontier Advisors

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
Asset consultancy group Frontier Advisors has appointed two new board directors. Cbus board director John Edwards and HESTA board director Deborah Cole have joined the Frontier board. Edwards and Cole will replace long-standing directors Cbus chief ...

Couples need to talk money

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
... are more likely to report not being in a financially healthy position. Westpac financial expert Kate Holloway said Australians need to have more open conversations about money, noting informed people are in a better position to deal with their finances ...

Interest in early access to super rises

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
... advisers looking to better understand the conditions that must be met to allow for early access. "In particular, many Australians don't realise they can access super early if they change jobs between the ages of 60 and 65, even if they continue working ...

NZ Super makes transparency play

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
The New Zealand government's retirement savings vehicle has established a platform to record its votes at listed company AGMs. NZ Super Fund will allow stakeholders to search its voting data by country and company, down to individual resolutions across ...