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Align with super's purpose, not politics

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
Self-managed superannuation fund investors who are nervous about making decisions because of impending federal government changes to taxation must realign their focus with super's purpose. BT Financial Group head of financial literacy and advocacy ...

DomaCom partners to keep cattle empire in Australian hands

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
... DomaCom has managed to raise $75 million from 5,500 investors. "Our target is now only $210 million, and as the Federal Government is clearly concerned about Kidman slipping into foreign ownership, then we firmly believe there is a realistic opportunity ...

Australia joining global retirement focus: Challenger

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
... a super system that will shift into guaranteed income streams. He added this shift was also evident in the federal government's mindset around its 2016 Budget. "It is 24 years since the superannuation guarantee was introduced and setting the objective ...

Public sector retirees still seek answers

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
A group representing public sector retirees is waiting on the federal government to release figures about Australians affected by the new 10% cap on defined benefit income that is excluded from the pension income test. The Australian Council of Public ...

Super needs calm after budget shake-up: Vamos

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... Wednesday. At her final ASFA event before leaving the industry body in June, Vamos said unhappiness about the federal government's recent changes to superannuation needed to be put in to a bit of context. "The changes have been made under a clear purpose ...

Retired mothers need financial help

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
... general manager brand, marketing and communications, Mary Atley, said the $38 billion fund is calling for the federal government to adopt all recommendations from the recent Senate inquiry into the Economic Security of Women in Retirement. "There's no ...

ASIC levies up 150pct

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
The federal government has released a discussion paper outlining proposed financial institutions supervisory levies for the 2016-17 financial year, citing a 150% increase in the total levies funding required for ASIC. The proposed levies reveal that ...

Financial Sector Advisory Council back in action

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... Financial Sector Advisory Council has been reconstructed with new appointments and a mandate to advise the federal government on regulator performance as well as its implementation of the Financial System Inquiry (FSI). The rebuilt Council will have ...

Panel to review financial services complaints system

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2016
The federal government has announced its independent panel to review the financial services' external dispute resolution and complaints framework. The review will focus on the role, powers, governance, accountability and effectiveness of bodies active ...

Government acts on income streams review

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2016
Going some way to form the federal government's superannuation budget agenda last night was Treasury's release of the Retirement Income Streams Review. Based on the review's seven recommendations the government has decided to remove tax barriers to ...