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SMSFs welcome no dumping of LRBAs

DARREN SNYDER  |  SUNDAY, 8 NOV 2015
... can take advantage of future retirement income developments. Yesterday the government said it will support the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) recommendation that calls for super trustees to select Comprehensive Income Products for Retirement (CIPRs). ...

Banks face wealth management challenges

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
... portion of the population currently unadvised, a sector rebuilding trust and no let-up in the complexity of our financial system, robo-advice offerings have the potential to make financial advice more accessible to more people and provide increased consistency ...

SMSFs and infrastructure a good investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
... or "high dollar price tags," there is room to move for SMSF investment. "As we said in our submission to the Financial System Inquiry, options include offering unitised investments in smaller parcels - our recommended figure was $25,000 - or infrastructure ...

Labor questions APRA independence

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
... circumstances, financial promises made by institutions we supervise are met within a stable, efficient and competitive financial system." "We also act as the national statistical agency for the Australian financial sector and play a role in preserving ...

Lonsec rates several funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... Martin Currie said Lonsec's report is timely in that it coincides with the federal government response to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI), which highlights the need to develop new income stream products to better protect retirees from longevity and ...

International actuaries have consensus on retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... president Estelle Pearson said the paper underlines the significance of the Australian government's response to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI), particularly its commitment to enshrining the objective of the superannuation system in legislation and ...

Industry funds ink CIPR annuities deal

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2015
... General Meeting (AGM) and comes well before any federal government legislation enacting CIPRs - an outcome of the Financial System Inquiry (FSI). Local Government Super, CareSuper and legalsuper have all agreed to have their CIPRs backed by Challenger ...

Australians don't want government to step in on super: research

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
... superannuation to be enshrined in legislation and he welcomed the government's agreement to do so in response to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI). The survey aimed to capture the financial attitudes of working Australians aged 50 or over and it presented ...

Imputation's economic effects unclear: research

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
... Future forum in Sydney this week. Presenting findings from his paper, Dividend Imputation and the Australian Financial System: What do we know?, Davis said a review of the evidence and theory about imputation left a "very inconclusive" view on imputation's ...

Retirement incomes become industry focus

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
... for the forum by Monash University professor Deborah Ralston. They also come after the government announced its Financial System Inquiry (FSI) response this week. By the end of 2016 the government will consult on legislation to facilitate super trustees ...