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The man with the golden jawbone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
... into a "Bounce back Tuesday" and a "Top up Wednesday". Why so? Why so is because they succeeded in distracting us, Australians all, from the increased volatility, heightened uncertainty and collapsing markets around the globe by... talking marriage equality ...

AFA Female Excellence semi-finalists named

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
... AFA chief executive Brad Fox said. "The more we can continue to showcase the value of their advice, the sooner more Australians will understand what financial advice is, what the process involves and how valuable it is." The award criteria include assessment ...

A$ falls to the occasion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
Australians all let us rejoice... for that recession we've long been longing to have might be just around the next bend. By now, Virginia, you would have read all about "Bloody Monday" - when "ASX loses $60 billion in worst day since the GFC" (9news.com.au) ...

ME enlists Link for digital services

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
Link Group and super-fund owned bank ME have partnered to deliver superannuation information within the ME app. Using Link's data insights platform, ME customers using the mobile app will be able to view integrated banking/superannuation details if ...

Retirees still cautious about another GFC

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
... to the GFC. National Seniors chief executive Michael O'Neil said the report puts to bed the widely-held notion that Australians who are retired - or who are about to retire - are profligate with their super and want to take it as a lump sum or spend ...

Put your tax return in to super

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
An industry superannuation fund suggests young Australians might want to rethink how they best spend tax returns by considering an additional contribution to their super. Club Plus Super said if a 30-year-old put away half of the average tax refund ...

H&R Block launches SMSF set-up service

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
... service for self-directed investors to set-up and manage their own funds. H&R Block SMSF Solutions helps ordinary Australians through the whole SMSF process from set-up to tax advice and compliance obligations. "Over a third of the $1.7 trillion invested ...

New draft super governance standards released

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
... greater clarity and certainty and further the Government's commitment to protecting the retirement savings of all Australians," Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said in a statement.

In wealthy Australia, philanthropy is the biggest loser

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
... counterparts in the US, who give 2% of GDP each year, the 2015 Koda Capital Australian Giving Review found. The proportion of Australians claiming a gift or donation is stagnant and remains below the level it reached in 1985-1986. In fact, taxpayers ...

Australians need another $130,000 for retirement: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
The idea you will need $1 million in retirement appears to be further busted after the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) released its latest retirement standard. However the updated ASFA figure suggests Australian's will need to ...