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All options open for retirement income review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019
... policy options, including the possibility of making contributions voluntary. Speaking to journalists yesterday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison revealed the retirement income review would not be bound by the government. Asked whether the legislated increase ...

Deeming rate calculations should be independent: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
... external, independent body. After the Federal Government lowered deeming rates from July 1, we wanted to find out if the Minister for Social Services should no longer set the rates. Seventy-six percent of respondents said the task should be handed over ...

Government to close super salary sacrifice loophole

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
... who short change workers' superannuation savings via salary sacrifice contributions. Assistant Treasurer and Housing Minister Michael Sukkar introduced a raft of tax measures under Treasury Laws Amendment (2019 Tax Integrity and Other Measures No. 1) ...

Julie Bishop headlines AFA conference

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
... Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) released the program for its annual conference - with former foreign affairs minister Julie Bishop presenting and a focus on wellness. The theme of the conference is "united" and the AFA said in a challenging time ...

SG debate puts super in a spin

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2019
... of Australia," Goodwin added. The issue was brought to a head during a fiery day in the Senate yesterday, where Shadow Minister for Finance, Senator Katy Gallagher questioned whether Australians should trust the Government on super. Gallagher put the ...

Industry fund appoints chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
... director since 2015. Currently the chief executive of the National Irrigators Council, Whan was previously a NSW cabinet minister overseeing different portfolios, including rural water and tourism. Club Plus Super also appointed Susan Weston to the board ...

Politicians dishonest about fraud: VOFF

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2019
... when it comes to handling fraud conduct. In an open letter to Labor's newly minted Shadow Assistant Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Financial Services Stephen Jones, VOFF recalled several instances of inconsistent positions adopted by Jones and former ...

Downsizer contributions skyrocket

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... applies when the member moves their super savings into retirement phase. It is not exempt from the Age Pension means test. Minister for Housing and Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar said: "I am pleased to announce that contributions have reached $1 ...

World leaders back impact investing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
A gathering of G7 ministers responsible for development cooperation has issued a strong statement in support of impact investing. This comes after world leaders at the G20 summit in Osaka also spoke about the potential benefits of impact investing. ...

John Key under fire

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
An independent review into ANZ New Zealand has seen former New Zealand Prime Minister John Key come under fire over governance issues at the bank. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) is requesting assurance from ANZ that it is operating in a prudential ...