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Government debt on its way to $606bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... raise $17 billion over the next four years ranging from the bank levy, increases to the Medicare levy, the Skilled Australians levy and new restrictions on deductions available to housing investors. In aggregate terms this translates to, over the next ...

Downsizing measures present advice opportunities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... wishing to downsize the family home. It also presents a number of advice opportunities. The Federal Budget proposes that Australians choosing to downsize their residence could contribute up to $300,000 from the sale of their home to superannuation. The ...

Terrible tax policies of the last 25 years

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... necessarily a tax policy decision, it nevertheless makes Eslake's list as one of the dumbest decisions because; "as if Australians needed anymore tax preferred ways of borrowing to undertake speculative investment in the property market." "I'm not saying ...

Budget Eve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
One day, nine hours, 13 minutes, and 55 seconds. This is the time remaining (and counting down) before us, Australians all, find out what the government has in store for us when it releases the Budget Papers 2017-18 at approximately 7.30pm (AEST) on ...

Super insurance must be standardised: ISWG

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... insurance information to members. In its third discussion paper released today, the working group highlights three in ten Australians have no clue life insurance is available within their superannuation. It urges for the introduction of minimum standards ...

Face-to-face advice rises at UniSuper

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... initial face-to-face meeting helping to build deeper relationships between adviser and client. "An increasing number of Australians who are looking for financial advice are first turning to their super fund and for UniSuper, our core goal is that when ...

Pre-retirees robbing Peter to pay Paul: REST

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... industry superannuation fund reveals the growing intergenerational dependency of Australian families, with older working Australians responsible for the majority of financial giving. According to the research, 72% of intergenerational assistance is provided ...

Sunsuper puts adviser trust front and centre

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... Fuchs said. "As a profit-for-members fund, we're in a unique position to help financial advisers build trust with Australians so that more people can feel confident about getting advice and setting themselves up for retirement." To build this trust ...

The romantic side of life insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... on them. Society is changing and the traditional applicant for life insurance is changing too." Ford says forcing Australians to think about life insurance in regards to the life they're living now, as opposed to viewing it as something they may or may ...

Government reform to close super gender gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
... which typically benefits women," O'Dwyer said. "At the heart of the reforms is greater flexibility for millions of Australians to help make the super system work harder for them." O'Dwyer finished by acknowledging that the reforms are no silver bullet ...