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Industry welcomes pensioners' dividend tax policy exemption: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... dividend imputation." Versteege added the exemption would also apply to Newstart recipients. "This is important to older Australians who have not yet reached pension age and are long-term unemployed." SMSF Association chief executive John Maroney said ...

Less than half of all super funds are gaining new members

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
APRA released its 2017 superannuation fund level statistics and it shows that of the 170 funds included in their report, less than half experienced growth in net new membership. Reinforcing the growing dominance of not-for-profit super funds, they accounted ...

Government increases market manipulation penalties

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... a benchmark will not constitute an offence. Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison said the reforms will better protect Australians from the potential abuse of financial markets. "I am pleased these reforms will bolster critical components of our market architecture ...

Labor's amended cash dividend refunds fall short: SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... of franking credits because of its "deleterious effects on the future retirement income" of more than one million Australians who have chosen an SMSF for their retirement savings. Bowen said high-net-wealth individuals are the largest recipients, with ...

New super fund combats account erosion for young Aussies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... to address the needs of Australian university students and young professionals. Student Super plans to give young Australians a head start when it comes to superannuation, saying the first decade of super contributions generally counts for little, largely ...

Pre-retirees confident about nest egg: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
... chief executive Michael Clancy said the study's results speak strongly about the need to improve financial literacy so Australians are equipped with the knowledge to improve their situation - especially by taking action during early life stages to help ...

AustralianSuper expands mandate for European growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
Australia's largest superannuation fund appointed a $109 billion fund manager to advise on investment opportunities in the European office and retail sectors. Appointed in 2013 to assist AustralianSuper with its UK investment strategy, TH Real Estate's ...

Challenger chief becomes FSC deputy chair

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... such a significant time for the industry as we work together to restore trust and ensure the financial wellbeing of Australians," Perkovic said. Loane said she was looking forward to working with Marianne, adding that her "impressive record in leadership ...

Aussie asset consultant appoints new chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
One of Australia's largest asset consultants will welcome a new chief executive in May following the departure of its current leader at the end of March. Frontier Advisors appointed Andrew Polson as its new chief executive, replacing Damian Moloney ...

Aussie attitudes toward retirement shifting

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... superannuation which will potentially be required to cover 50 or 60-year periods. At the same time, the average age of Australians intending to retire in the next 12 months has risen to 61.9 years, up from 58.2 years in 2014. Roy Morgan said this trend ...