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IPA calls for repeal of 10% rule

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
... Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) has urged the government to review the '10% rule', which restricts a number of Australians from making personal concessional contributions into their superannuation. Currently if a taxpayer earns more than 10% of ...

Protection needed if pension age increased: AIST

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... Superannuation Trustees (AIST) said that an increase in the pension age should be accompanied by measures to protect older Australians who are unable to work longer. The statement follows a speech by Treasurer Joe Hockey during a conference in Washington. ...

Could government issue its own annuities?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... a loss of the "sense of ownership" members have over their super. "If new rules restrict the use of those savings, Australians could see super as a less flexible investment option - or worse, as money 'locked up' and at the mercy of government," it said. ...

Younger Australians taking interest in superannuation

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... retirement at 73%, with people over 50 and 18-29 year olds having an equal level of concern (64%). The survey of over 2,000 Australians also revealed Queenslanders were most concerned about super adequacy, missing investment opportunities and changes ...

Advisers at risk of losing three in 10 clients

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
Almost three in 10 (28.6%) Australians who currently receive financial advice are at risk of leaving their adviser, according to new research from CoreData. CoreData's 2014 Keys to Growth Report found those most at risk were less likely to have received ...

Australian budget to blow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
... else's budget -- must be almost Budget time folks. It's big news here in this land "girt by sea" this April morn'. Australians, all, let's NOT rejoice! For the IMF discovered that "Australia has posted the fastest budget deterioration over the past six ...

IPA joins calls for LISC reintroduction

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
... money into their superannuation," IPA chief executive Andrew Conway said. "This affects approximately 3.6 million Australians who have had their incentive to save extra superannuation diminished and who are likely to become reliant on government assistance ...

National Seniors asks Inquiry to deliver "top quality" advice

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014
... acknowledge and reflect the shift to individual risk," National Seniors chief executive Michael O'Neill said. "For older Australians there's a great deal at stake - nest eggs are on the line and, if you're in or nearing retirement, there's little opportunity ...

FPA calls for clear separation of general and personal advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... investors to decisions made under uncertainty about the regulatory framework for that advice." The FPA added that most Australians do not seek personal financial advice due to its high cost and turn to general advice for specific financial products. ...

William Blair opens three funds to Australian investors

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... sectors and themes that may not be accessible via the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) - something that, arguably, Australians need even more than United States and European investors, because of the comparatively small size of the Australian market. ...