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In estate planning, beware of remarried clients

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
Clients who have a second, third or even fourth marriage are the most complicated to deal with when it comes to estate planning and this is something advisers should take into consideration. When working on the wills of this kind of clients, advisers ...

M&A drives SFG double digit growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
Mergers and acquisition activity during recent months have deliveredA double digit earnings growth for SFG Australia. SFG saw a 15% increase on its operating earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) to $48.1 million for ...

Wealthy parents fear kids can't handle family fortune

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
Almost three-fifths of wealthy parents lack confidence in their children's ability to handle a large financial inheritance, according to a recent survey from Bank of America private wealth subsidiary U.S. Trust. The private bank asked 711 Americans ...

New $9 million super research facility opens

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
A new $9 million research program between the Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and four universities has been launched today. The CSIRO-Monash Superannuation Research Cluster has been funded jointly with $3 million coming ...

Coalition urged to rethink super slash costings

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
The Coalition has been urged to reconsider its decision to scrap the low income superannuation contribution (LISC) scheme and delay the increase of the super guarantee (SG), which it announced in its costings yesterday. In a joint statement, Women in ...

Coalition to save $1.6bn via SG delay

AAP & ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
The Coalition has confirmed that it will make $1.6 billion budget saving A by delaying the increase of the compulsory superannuation guarantee from 9% to 12%. After pressure from Labor shadow treasurer Joe Hockey released a seven-page document that ...

Super behemoths set to lock horns in Supreme Court

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
Two behemoths of the superannuation industry, AustralianSuper and the Future Fund, will meet in the Victorian Supreme Court in mid-October to dispute the circumstances around the sale of a 29.7% stake in Perth airport. AustralianSuper, which manages ...

Academic questions Libs' super board independence policy

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
The Coalition's plan to introduce stricter rules aimed at ensuring super fund board independence could be counterproductive, according to Sally Wheeler, professor of law at Queen's College, Belfast. Speaking at an event hosted by the Association of ...

Future Fund accused of withholding docs in airport spat

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
AustralianSuper has upped the ante in its dispute over the Future Fund's purchase of a stake in Perth airport, accusing the $80 billion sovereign wealth fund of withholding crucial documents. AustralianSuper said it had requested documentation from ...

APRA to focus on reinsurers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) will focus on the performance of reinsurance groups as a way to prevent the negative effects on the insurance industry if a reinsurer was downgraded or failed. APRA senior manager Kate Bible said ...