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Tme to get fiscal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... then Gillard then Rudd how woeful Australia's economy has become and that we're getting there. Slowly, but surely, Australians all are turning believers. Businesses are taking them on their word. Australian Bureau of Statistics data (released yesterday) ...

Super not "a top-up" for Age Pension: FSC

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
... the best possible retirement for the majority of people." GFK research commissioned by the FSC revealed that 56% of Australians expect to benefit from Age Pension upon retirement, although the percentage is lower for younger generations (41% among 30 ...

Advisers need to spell out actual retirement outcomes

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
... due to unforeseen circumstances such as illness and retrenchment. This means that as per ABS Population Projections, Australians will generally spend 24% of their lives in retirement. To illustrate the problem, Barnett highlighted the 10:2 rule, where ...

Super is working but can be improved: Ripoll

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
Superannuation is succeeding in its aim of lifting standards of living for Australians in retirement, but there are inequalities and looming challenges that should be addressed, Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bernie Ripoll ...

Super only 35% of retirement nest egg

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
Australians don't believe that superannuation will provide adequately for their retirement and expect that it will contribute a little more than one third of their retirement nest egg, ING Direct research revealed. Superannuation is expected to represent ...

OPINION: The Achilles heel of unbundled services

DARREN SPEIRS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... stands to jeopardise the very qualities that make them so attractive. Over the past decade, hundreds of thousands of Australians have flocked to the SMSF space, away from super funds and wrap platforms that were perceived as placing limits on their investment ...

FPA asks for tax deductible advice in budget submission

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2015
Financial planning fees should be tax deductible to give Australians more incentives to seek advice, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) said in its submission for the 2015/2016 Federal Budget. "It is up to policy makers and associations such as ...

ATO recovers $30 million from HSBC accounts

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
... with a total combined holdings of $1.2 billion held by nearly 500 clients linked to Australia. Certain high-profile Australians, such as model Elle Macpherson, former ANZ chair Charles Goode and late media proprietor Kerry Packer, have been linked to ...

DeVere expands Australian operations

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
... where demand is soaring for our internationally-focused independent financial advice from expats and globally-minded Australians," said deVere ASEAN region divisional manager John Brophy. "To achieve our goal of deVere Australia becoming the largest ...

Industry fund brands stronger than retail

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
... brand perception, new research by CoreData shows. CoreData's Super Fund Brand Research Q4 2014 asked more than 2,000 Australians to rate the largest 23 superannuation funds by members on key brand aspects that aim to measure a fund's overall brand strength. ...