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Link moves to streamline super fund advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021
... paper-based fact find documents, auto-populating fact find modules to improve member experience and automating data entry to save advisers time. These capabilities should allow funds to provide personalised financial advice at a reduced cost per-member ...

Research reveals factors influencing advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2021
... hypothetical client profiles. Clients one and four were identical aside from risk tolerance, clients two and five were the same save for one owning a much more valuable property, and three and six were only differentiated by their varied spending goals. ...

Budget no cure for hangover from last one

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
An Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees policy expert has laid out just how much work super funds have ahead of them in dealing with the last two federal budgets. AIST head of advocacy Mel Birks updated the Conference of Major Superannuation ...

OPINION: Super for housing was the wrong policy fight

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... a brilliant idea to enable Australians to use the administrative infrastructure of their superannuation fund to help them save for their first home. But with interest rates at 6000-year lows and - based on comments from the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

$450 SG threshold axed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane said: "This package of superannuation changes will allow Australians to save more for their retirement and have flexibility with their contributions as they move toward retirement." "The removal ...

What to expect from the budget

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
Ahead of the federal budget tonight, there is already some good news for the superannuation sector and small businesses. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has released details about a few initiatives that will be included in the budget. The government will ...

Budget to boost home ownership rates

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
... being savings for retirement." Master Builders Australia also commented, saying using "compound interest in superannuation to save a deposit makes sense". The government is also set to establish the Family Home Guarantee, which would see the government ...

New Islamic advice group launches, hires from MSC

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
A new Sydney dealer group focused on Muslim clients is looking to hire up to 50 financial advisers in the next 12 months, as it nabs MSC Group's chief operating officer to lead the business. Hejaz Financial Services will build a network of both specialist ...

More members monitoring superannuation

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... planning or starting to contribute to an emergency savings fund. If the participants were given $1000 today, the majority would save 37% of it or $375. This was consistent even if the amount was increased to $5000. "The areas of concern amongst survey ...

Super top ups increase: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
While only one in five (20%) Australians make extra contributions to their superannuation per month, it marks a growing number of members who are thinking more about their retirement balances, a new survey found. Finder's March 2021 survey of 1015 consumers ...