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Super tax concessions no gift

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
... introduction of a tax on contributions, a tax on fund earnings and limits on tax concessions on large super balances. "For the first time, super was taxed on the way in and during the accumulation phase, meaning members lost the benefit of compound interest ...

Managed fund allocations jump

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... ever in these surveys of OneVue SMSF clients, with more than a quarter choosing this type of asset management for the first time." OneVue's SMSF administration service manages investment data for SMSFs that are mainly receiving professional advice. The ...

PROFILE: Mercer chief customer officer Renee McGowan

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
... that focused on superannuation. "I didn't know what the word superannuation meant and I heard the word actuary for the first time then," she says. But "I had a fantastic mentor and she pushed me really hard and helped me learn an enormous amount during ...

Financial services to be a greater part of "economic narrative"

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
... substantial opportunities in the services sector," he said. "For instance, in China, where economic data revealed for the first time last May that the services sector makes up more than half of the Chinese economy: 51.6% of gross domestic product. In ...

Treasurer hints at super concession adjustments

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
... earners. Speaking to an audience of industry professionals at the SMSF Association National Conference in Adelaide, the first time a person holding his office has addressed a conference, Morrison said the Government was very close to revealing the conclusions ...

SMSF borrowing triples in four years

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
... five years to 2014-15, the number of SMSFs has grown by about 27% to more than 560,000 funds. Macfarlane said for the first time the average assets of SMSFs grew to more than $1 million in 2014, "a growth of 23% over five years." Total SMSF assets are ...

HUB24 adds international portfolios to platform

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
HUB24 has made international managed portfolios available on its platform for the first time. The move allows investors to directly own international listed companies via professionally managed portfolios from more than 15 global markets across North ...

Listed companies improve ESG approach

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
... engagement with ACSI by other companies has resulted in strong indications that others will soon follow suit. For the first time in Australia, women now represent more than 20% of ASX200 directorships, and hold more than 300 seats, with almost 50 new ...

Pepared for "lift-off" watch out for "ceasing"

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
... VIX index and big drops in the S&P 500 index since then. I'm not arguing against this latest spin. It was correct the first time, it's still a-ok today. Still, Wall Street's missing something. That one para in the Fed statements even before QE3 was terminated ...

FEATURE: The great race to invest

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
... yourself (DIY) trend in all aspects of life - has boosted SMSF numbers and inflows over the last few years. But for the first time, this year the number of new SMSF establishments has slowed down. They fell by 24% to 22,822 in the year to June 2015. ...