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A$ drop brings good cheers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
So this is Christmas and what have you done (John Lennon)? No, it wasn't me, it was Donald! Thanks to the good tidings Santa Trump delivered (or talked of delivering) - infrastructure building and rebuilding, deregulation, tax reform. Ones that are ...

Top 10 superannuation stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
1. QSuper public offer move reshapes competitive landscape The decision to make Queensland government superannuation funds QSuper and LGIAsuper public offer could have far-reaching ramifications for Australia's superannuation sector. When QSuper especially ...

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 ...

MYEFO: Surplus of promises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
Beam me up Scotty! That's the underlying message from Australian Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison's Budget update where the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) report showed the budget deficit beamed up by a cumulative A$10.3 billion over the ...

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 ...

SMSFs continue hunt for information

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
Self-managed super fund trustees are increasingly turning to online resources to access information on investment, regulatory changes and diversification methods. New statistics released by AMP Capital show the number of members of the wealth management ...

Do super funds hold AAA rating key?

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
A group of Australia's leading economic minds believe building and increasing infrastructure investment would assist an otherwise weakening economy at threat of losing its AAA credit rating. Economist Ross Garnaut told The Superannuation Opportunity ...

Super 2.0 must deliver retirement certainty: FSC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016
The Financial Services Council has urged both sides of government to work together to ensure the superannuation system is fit for purpose for the next generation. Speaking at the FSC BT political breakfast held in Sydney, FSC chief executive Sally Loane ...

NAB reduces fossil fuel exposure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
NAB's new corporate sustainability report positions the bank as the national leader in environmental, social and governance commitments. The 2016 Dig Deeper report promises a material decrease in the use of fossil fuel-based energy and a corresponding ...

Trump is heaven's gift to central banks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
Be careful what you wish for... No Virginia, except for Putin, the majority of world leaders didn't wish for Trump. So far away from Good Friday, they would have crucified US presidential "candidate" Donald Trump (if that was legal). In mid-January ...