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Super tax concession savings not overly generous: NAB

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
National Australia Bank (NAB), in a submission to government, has said superannuation should be the most concessionally incentivised form of savings for Australians so it remains the most attractive structure to save for an adequate retirement. This ...

Small funds winning group risk race

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
Larger superannuation funds appear to have no scale benefit when it comes to getting a good deal on group insurance premiums, the latest study from Rainmaker shows. The Autumn 2015 Rainmaker Superannuation Benchmarking report analysed 15,408 risk options ...

Rising bond yields a blip

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
A recent rise in bond yields across Europe, America and Australia is nothing but a blip on the radar according to Altair Asset Management chief economist, Stephen Roberts. In his latest economic insights column, Roberts said the risk of recession in ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
The Australian market looks set for a flat open as gains on Wall Street were offset by falls in commodity prices. At 0658 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was down six points at 5,549. Wall Street stocks were up after a solid ...

Game theory theorises no Grexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
If one were to believe in conspiracy theories, one would suspect that 'the institutions' - perhaps, even Tsipras himself -- have placed a short on Greek bonds and stocks today... and collect the windfall tomorrow. Speculations of rumours of gossips ...

Australian Unity completes capital raising for new fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
Australian Unity has announced it has completed its capital raising for a new retirement village development fund. The first development of the new fund will be a $65 million nine-level retirement complex in Melbourne. The building will comprise 91 ...

Australians retiring young despite rising life expectancy

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
Most Australians tend to retire younger than the current pension age (65), despite growing concerns over longevity risk during retirement. According to AMP.NATSEM's Income and Wealth report, Australians often enter retirement earlier than in Japan ...

Employers given October SuperStream deadline

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
Although medium to large employers must be SuperStream compliant by June 30, the Australian Tax Office (ATO) will continue to help and educate employers through to October. In a joint letter from the ATO and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority ...

Better than the big boys

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... Budget and interest rate cut appears to have had a positive impact on business confidence - which moved up significantly in May - from +3 to +7 index points. This is the highest level of confidence since August 2014 and has helped to turn the trend more ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
The Australian market looks set to open flat following an anemic lead from the US. At 0644 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was up three points at 5,465. Wall Street stocks finished little-changed as a the General Electric ...