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Government acts on income streams review

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2016
Going some way to form the federal government's superannuation budget agenda last night was Treasury's release of the Retirement Income Streams Review. Based on the review's seven recommendations the government has decided to remove tax barriers to ...

Advisers encouraged to review changes carefully

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2016
A higher than expected number of changes to superannuation delivered in the 2016 federal budget will keep financial advisers on their toes, as they work to update financial plans in line with the changes. From 1 July 2017, the tax exempt status of income ...

TAL launches online policy upgrade service

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2016
TAL has launched an online service to allow paperless upgrades of life, TPD and critical illness insurance policies. The Cover Upgrade Express service is designed to simplify circumstances where policies might be upgraded, such as, in TAL general manager ...

Reforms aimed at supporting women

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
From 1 July 2017, Australians with a superannuation balance under $500,000 will be allowed to make additional concessional contributions to their super and the low income spouse superannuation tax offset will be raised from $10,800 to $37,000. Individuals ...

What the budget means for you

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
The first budget of the Turnbull government will impact financial services companies operating right across the Australian wealth creation value chain from the largest institutions right down to smallest independent advice firms. Treasurer Scott Morrison's ...

Budget CIV plan lets Australia export investment expertise

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
The Government has announced in its 2016-17 budget that it will introduce new tax and regulatory frameworks to further facilitate foreign access to Australian funds management services. The two new collective investment vehicles (CIVs) introduced in ...

ANZ retains FUM during major wealth restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
ANZ has announced its 1H2016 results, revealing it has kept ANZ Wealth funds under management stable amidst a major multi-divisional restructure that has so far cost the bank $138 million. On average, funds under management throughout the first half ...

NAB partnership puts adviser education at forefront

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
National Australia Bank (NAB) has ramped up its commitment to increasing professional standards in financial planning through a partnership with the Deakin University Business School, DeakinPrime and DeakinDigital. The partnership will offer advisers ...

Higher recession risk creates opportunity in large miners: Lazard

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
As the valuations of residential property and bank stocks have risen, so too has the risk that they will face a snap-back that could trigger a recession in the Australian economy, according to Lazard Asset Management. "House prices in Australia are ...

Australians letting their retirement down: report

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
Australians are again showing a wide-held belief they won't be able to afford their dream retirement, nor do they understand how to best fund their retirement. Suncorp's Attitudes to Superannuation report, released today, reveals more 55% of Australians ...