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Younger Australians taking up SMSFs

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016
Three quarters of new SMSF members are aged below 55 and yield an average age of 46 years according to the latest industry research from Rainmaker. The data presents a strategic shift in the sector where most SMSFs are being established by younger people ...

Parliament goes to war on super

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
... costings show this will return $738 million in additional revenue over the forward estimates and affect about 290,000 Australians. Labor supports measures such as the Low Income Superannuation Taxation Offset, but opposes new spending on allowing catch-up ...

Vulnerable clients easily manipulated: study

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
... financial advisers can be easily manipulated, according to a new university study which found a large proportion of Australians were unable to tell the difference between good and bad financial advice. The study also revealed a high proportion of Australians ...

AIST publishes Reconciliation plan

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
... peoples and communities. "As an organisation committed to fairness, equity and advancing retirement outcomes for all Australians, AIST acknowledges that we have an important role to play in promoting reconciliation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...

Majority of Australians without financial plan

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... 'Dare to Dream' research conducted ahead of the 16th annual financial planning week revealed more than two in five Australians (63%) did not have a financial plan for their future and a quarter had never sought financial advice from a professional or ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... had the oldest (41.9 years) while the Northern Territory (32.2 years) had the youngest. The population is greying. Australians aged 65 years and over increased by 19% over the past five years with those in Tasmania increasing the most (18%) and the NT ...

'Constant tinkering' leaves Australians uncertain: MLC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
... establish clear, measurable and adequacy-based objectives for superannuation, as new research reveals only 15% of Australians think they are prepared for retirement. The survey of more than 2,000 Australians found that those who consult a financial adviser ...

Treasurer flags super cap exemptions

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
... the government's Budget measures are attempting to address a future situation where there will be fewer working age Australians, who will have to pay taxes to support more people who are beyond working age. "For those beyond working age we have a superannuation ...

ANZ partners with Mercer for retiree portfolios

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
... running out of money or being solely dependent on the aged pension." "Access to quality financial advice will help Australians secure their future financial wellbeing. This is why we developed the model portfolios to ensure we are providing a solution ...

Scholarship launched to support female planners

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
... help a female financial adviser grow and develop her career within the financial advice industry. We believe more Australians need to be accessing quality financial advice, and this scholarship is one way we're helping to achieve that." "As the breadwinner ...