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Government to relax super work test

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
The Federal Government is aiming to boost the superannuation balances of retirees by relaxing the super contributions work test for one year. To be able to make voluntary contributions to super, members aged 65 to 74 are generally required to work a ...

ASIC offers fee relief to drought-affected farmers

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
ASIC is offering assistance to drought-stricken farmers and related businesses suffering from financial hardship. The corporate regulator will offer information about available financial counselling services and provide company fee relief to those affected ...

StatePlus general manager departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... a remediation process for clients invested in its Allocated Pension Fund, Investment Funds - Class A, Fixed Term Pension Plan, Personal Retirement Plan and Term Allocated Pension Fund. Clients in these products pay an annual product fee which entitles ...

Financial advice as charitable giving

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 OCT 2018
A new financial advice firm operating as a charity is changing the lives of low income earners in Western Australia. Registered with the Australian Charities and Not-For-Profit Commission, Leda Financial Advice was founded by financial adviser Michael ...

Zurich helps advisers quantify cost of care

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 OCT 2018
Latest research from Zurich is helping financial advisers quantify the cost of healthcare when providing insurance advice. The cost of care whitepaper debunks the mentality that Australia is "bulletproof" and that the social and healthcare system will ...

Regulatory inadequacy to blame: Hayne

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
Inadequate regulatory response to previous financial advice scandals has enabled poor conduct to continue and exacerbate, according to the Royal Commission. In his interim report, Commissioner Hayne has said scandals dating back to the GFC can shed ...

Dishonest advice fees dent Westpac earnings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
Westpac's cash earnings for 2018 will take a $235 million hit due to ongoing remediation to financial advice customers. The institution is estimating its full-year cash earnings will be reduced significantly as a result of provisions set aside for compensation ...

BlackRock outlines ETF plans for Australia

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
Actively managed ETFs are one of the things that are off the table for BlackRock's Australian business at least for now, according to the newly-appointed iShares head Christian Obrist. Obrist spoke to Financial Standard about the opportunities that ...

Super funds call for grandfathering ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
Superannuation funds are rallying to see an end to grandfathered commissions and for the regulator to impose stronger sanctions on those that fail to act in the best interests of members. In its submission to the financial services Royal Commission ...

Part-time work widens super gender gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... superannuation accounts of women on parental leave among several other measures. Labor leader Bill Shorten has announced a plan to add $400 million to the super balances of women in receipt of Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave entitlements. It will also ...