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Top 10 superannuation stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
... offering. I think it could be a significant player in the industry." 2. $500,000 non-concessional cap scratched The Federal Government reworked its 2016 Budget measures on superannuation to drop the $500,000 lifetime non-concessional cap and alter several ...

Top 10 financial planning stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
1. No bachelor's degree for existing advisers In April the Federal Government announced existing advisers will not be required to complete a bachelor's degree and will be given a longer time frame to meet new education standards. Government Minister ...

Whistleblower protections under microscope

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
The Federal Government aims to strengthen whistleblower protections in the tax and corporate sectors by reviewing several identity and disclosure rules. Federal Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, Kelly O'Dwyer, confirmed this morning that ...

Super tax receipts to reach $8bn: MYEFO

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
The biggest changes to superannuation in a decade will cost the Federal Government $130 million in revenue but improve its underlying cash balance by about $3 billion out to 2020. These figures formed part of the government's Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal ...

SMSF satisfaction belies uncertainty

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... retirement. In regards to policy matters, most respondents (47%) were actually unaware of whether to support the Federal Government or the Opposition in regards to their respective policies on superannuation, even though 66% indicated that superannuation ...

MySuper progresses to MyRetirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
The Federal Government is taking a leaf out of the MySuper playbook, suggesting Comprehensive Income Products for Retirement become MyRetirement products. Releasing a Treasury consultation paper on the development framework for CIPRs, Government Minister ...

Archaic gender rules mask super benefits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... Australian states regarding the protection against discrimination on the basis of gender identity. "In 2015, the Federal Government made a voluntary commitment to the United Nations to remove exemptions for Australian state and territory laws from Australia's ...

Super objective crucial to Commission review

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
... Australia's $2 trillion retirement savings structure through five system-level objectives, each linked back to the Federal Government's legislated and overarching superannuation objective. These system-level objectives will target the best interests ...

Instos consider Aussie infrastructure plans

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... Industry superannuation funds and other institutional investors were watching with interest yesterday as the Federal Government unveiled its infrastructure strategy for the next 15 years. Most significant is the government's development of a freight ...

Bank inquiry recommends breaking big four oligopoly

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... how to improve competition in banking. Further, following the introduction of the New Payments Platform, the Federal Government should consider whether new account-switching tools should be introduced. The inquiry also said the government should review ...