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Reforms aimed at supporting women

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
From 1 July 2017, Australians with a superannuation balance under $500,000 will be allowed to make additional concessional contributions to their super and the low income spouse superannuation tax offset will be raised from $10,800 to $37,000. Individuals ...

Potential budget super alterations welcome

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
On the eve of Treasurer Scott Morrison's first budget there is further support to rein in superannuation tax concessions for the wealthy, provided that proceeds fund better retirements for women and lower income earners. Industry Super Australia is ...

ISA calls out pre-Budget arguments on contribution caps

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
Industry Super Australia has slammed pre-Budget arguments that call for voluntary contribution caps to remain at current levels and allow Australians to make superannuation "catch-up" payments. Australian Tax Office (ATO) data analysed by ISA shows ...

FSC sends final budget message

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
A reduction in concessional contribution caps for middle-income superannuation members would hurt Australia's budget long-term, bear an increased cost to taxpayers, and not align with super's objective. This is the final message from the Financial Services ...

Extra features not always beneficial for super funds

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
Heightened competition between superannuation funds is driving them to add a growing number of features to their offerings, making it increasingly complex for consumers, according to new Rainmaker research. Rainmaker SelectingSuper has completed a report ...

FSC reveals six-point super plan

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
The Financial Services Council has released its six-point plan to make Australia's superannuation system more robust. As per the FSC's statement, the first three points are: "Give every Australian saver cast-iron confidence in the system. Take it out ...

Dear Chancellor

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
"UK inflation climbs to highest in a year" (Irish Times). "UK inflation nudges up to 12-month high" (Financial Times). "UK inflation gathers steam in January" (Business Spectator). In a world where low and/or declining prices have become the norm, headlines ...

Jobs at risk from second machine age

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
Australia's large institutions must tread carefully if they are to adapt their workforces to the monumental changes resulting from process automation in what has been dubbed "the second machine age." A 2015 PwC report said nearly half of the jobs in ...

Women own less than 40% of super assets: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
The share of superannuation assets held by women has plateaued over the past four years according to Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data exclusively compiled for the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Women now hold 36.4% ...

Not happy Jan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
"Not happy, Jan!" This was Wall Street's immediate verdict on the Fed's disclosure of its non-decision following the much-awaited and much speculated 16-17 September FOMC meeting. The S&P 500 index declined by 1.6%; the Dow by 1.7%; Nasdaq by 1.4% ...