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SMSF returns not accurate in Productivity Commission report

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
The Productivity Commission's final report quoted SMSF costs at "close to double" of the actual cost of running SMSFs $500,000 or less in net assets, Class said. In July last year, Class made a submission to the PC saying APRA and ATO used different ...

Millions of Australian's suffering from financial stress: AMP

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
... our research shows being financially stressed spills into your working life, increasing absenteeism and impacting productivity." AMP's research also found that no income group went without its worries. While those earning between $50,000 and $74,999 ...

BT launches new managed accounts offerings

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
... Separately, the firm's general manager of superannuation Melinda Howes, recently weighed into the debate over the Productivity Commission's proposed best-in-show default superannuation fund shortlist, saying there was merit in the idea.

Kelly O'Dwyer to leave parliament

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
... in 2018. With the Government awaiting the release of the Royal Commission's final report before implementing the Productivity Commission's findings, the former Minister for Revenue and Financial Services could yet wield further influence over the wealth ...

Corporates can help solve retirement issue: BlackRock

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
... and how to pay for it. This lack of preparedness for retirement is fueling enormous anxiety and fear, undermining productivity in the workplace and amplifying populism in the political sphere," Fink said. Companies should be lending their expertise and ...

ASIC seeks new default super partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
... ASIC flagged that default fund arrangements will be reviewed every four years. This is similar to details of the Productivity Commission's 'best in show' recommendation. The deadline for proposals is 8 February 2019, with the final decision ...

Curtain call for industry body after 96 years

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
... are no longer in the workforce, in most cases they do not have the same expenses. They are also not contributing to productivity improvements that would likely see AWOTE rise above CPI, Orford said. "In my view, each generation benefits from the improvements ...

Superannuation reforms splits opinion: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
Financial Standard's latest spot poll reveals a readership that's divided over the Productivity Commission's 31 recommendations aiming to improve the superannuation system. Asked if the final report's recommendations were fair and reasonable ...

Minimum SMSF balance misleading: SuperConcepts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
The Productivity Commission's proposed minimum balance for self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) is "way off", according to SuperConcepts. Despite it being half the balance the commission recommended in its interim report, SuperConcepts believes ...

Best in show, but for how long?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
If the Productivity Commission's recommendation of a best-in-show list was introduced tomorrow, which super funds would make the cut? If performance were the key metric used to determine which MySuper products are shortlisted, latest Rainmaker analysis ...