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Industry fund makes tech play to combat unpaid super

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
... where your money is." Earlier this year, Cbus and Industry Super Australia released a joint report which estimated Australians were missing $3.6 billion in superannuation each year. A survey of Cbus members also found 14.7% reported experiencing a problem ...

Labor cracks down on discretionary trusts

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
... beneficiaries over 18-years-old, which he said is currently being used as an aggressive tax minimisation vehicle. Wealthy Australians are using discretionary trusts to reduce tax liabilities via 'income splitting' - apportioning their non-pay-as-you-go ...

Australian Unity launches funeral bond

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
... Unity national manager of strategy, life and super Greg Bird said. Funeral bonds were traditionally sold to senior Australians with a limited structure designed to meet future funeral expenses and the security of a capital guarantee, but alternative ...

DomaCom to ease issue of retirement funding

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
... quarterly update DomaCom outlined its plans for a senior equity release product, describing it as "a mechanism for elderly Australians to realise part of the value of their home to help fund their retirement." Citing estimates by Deloitte that the potential ...

In-house investment bears fruit for AustralianSuper

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk has flagged expanding the fund's internal investment team to manage more than half of its rapidly growing asset base. Australia's largest superannuation fund has previously said it is aiming to manage between ...

Cheaper imports

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
... to the Australian dollar - the recent appreciation of which would add to the challenge for the RBA in "delivering Australians an average rate of inflation over time of between two and 3%." This is underscored by the Australian Bureau of Statistics'(ABS) ...

Financial services not immune to public inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... enabling them to identify and appropriately resolve any concerns in a controlled, proactive manner. He warned that more Australians want greater control over their finances and are placing greater faith in their own abilities than in that of professionals. ...

Responsible AUM strengthens

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... O'Connor said. This shows the market is connecting strongly into other areas of concern for consumers as more and more Australians want their investments and savings to align with their values, he added. RIAA canvassed some 104 asset managers, super ...

Stone and Chalk partners for new Melbourne hub

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
Fintech hub Stone and Chalk is extending its reach into Victoria with the help of an industry superannuation fund. AustralianSuper, the nation's largest super fund with over $120 billion under management, will partner with Stone & Chalk to open their ...

Government paves the way for open banking

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017
... Morrison said that giving Australian consumers greater access and has the potential to "transform the way in which Australians interact with the banking system." "Greater consumer access to their own banking data and data on banking products will allow ...