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Advisers doubtful over super home deposit scheme

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
The practicality of the Federal Government's proposed first home superannuation saver scheme is raising concerns with several financial advisers. HLB Mann Judd wealth management manager Lindzi Caputo said there are still a lot of questions surrounding ...

Insurance counteracting ageing population risks

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
... insurance's ability to support successful ageing is part of a wider ecosystem. "What we're doing is investing in that sector, raising the profile of the topic with our clients, communities and governments, and more broadly, engaging with different stakeholders ...

Women in Super names 2017 scholarship winners

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
... WIS is calling for a more equitable redistribution of tax concessions, retention of the low income super contribution, raising the superannuation guarantee to 12%, removal of the $450 monthly threshold (most women miss out on super as they fall below ...

Investors torn over ESG capabilities

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... a model is developed to estimate such risk more reliably, we prefer to focus on carbon emissions-it is these that are raising temperatures, creating air pollution, and damaging fragile ecosystems today." Instead, Wong says that investors should not only ...

Administrator retains $820m super fund mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2017
... position, well-being and security," Kogios said. Working closely with Combined Super over the years has assisted SuperBPO in raising the bar for best practice in superannuation administration, according to SuperBPO chief executive Michael Houlihan. "We ...

ATO hits back at claims of inadequacy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... protect employees against non-compliance. "In 2015-16 we undertook around 21,000 cases that addressed SG non-compliance, raising $670 million in SG, including penalties, from a range of reviews and audits," O'Halloran said. "Since 2010-11 we have transferred ...

Future of ANZ Wealth uncertain amid profit slide

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... wealth management entirely, suggesting a potential option could be listing ANZ Wealth separately on the ASX as a capital raising solution. "This is going to take time; this is a pretty big decision. And this is more about cultural fit and a partnership ...

Treasurer opens the way for increased infrastructure spending

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
... to?" The treasurer also praised the government's new tough laws on multinational tax avoidance, noting the ATO's recent raising of $2.9 billion in tax liabilities against seven multinational companies. Turning his attention to superannuation and housing ...

Perennial loses Century LIC mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
... tangible assets minus transaction costs. This buyback is now open, and the company is undertaking a $75 million capital raising; shareholders in WAM LICs have been given access to a $20 million priority allocation. Commenting on the news, WAM chair Geoff ...

China's off to a good 2017 start

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
... (PBOC) efforts to slow property lending through higher interest rates and subsequent restrictions by local authorities - raising the down payment requirement, limiting property purchases, setting minimum periods for resale of newly-purchased properties ...