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PETER BELL | THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2006

... excess of a year is as much as five times that for those who have been out of work for less than a year. This provides an incentive for job network members to wait for the year to pass before providing a higher level of support to the unemployed. The ...

Optimum time for super: Mariner

Mariner Financial has appointed its head of technical services, Kate Anderson, to the new role of superannuation and retirement strategist, a critical step as Mariner revs up to introduce new superannuation-related financial planning strategies and ...

Real estate commissions better than advisers': REIA

ALEX DUNNIN | FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2006

... Parliamentary Inquiry into the Structure and Operation of the Superannuation Industry, REIA said, "There is a strong incentive for the financial advisor to recommend products attracting the highest rate of commission, rather than those necessarily offering ...

Government must intervene more to promote savings: CEDA

ALEX DUNNIN | THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2006

A leading Australian think tank has called for more interventionist government policy to ready us for the economic impacts of the ageing population. Ivan Deveson, chairman and national president of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia ...

More super incentives from the Treasurer

Four months after the Federal Government announced sweeping changes to the country's superannuation system, the Treasurer Peter Costello is back in the limelight offering even more incentives for people to boost their super savings. Yes, both the reasonable ...

Age and marriage trigger retirement planning: AXA

A new study has found that most Australians only start to get serious about planning for their retirement when they hit 40 or when they get married. Investment and financial planning group AXA partnered up with the Macquarie Graduate School of Management ...

Perpetual chief signs on to bigger pay deal

HAMISH MADDEN | TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2006

... provisions, Deverall's total employment cost increases by $250,000 to $800,000, he is eligible for a short-term performance incentive of up to $1.375 million per annum and a long-term performance incentive of $1.025 million, an increase of $225,00 per ...

Hunter Hall shares the wealth with staff

HAMISH MADDEN | WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2006

... rising in four steps to $20 million over the period to June 2015. Hunter Hall is also instituting a Profit Share Plan, an incentive for senior executives to earn between 6-15 per cent of the pre-tax profits where earnings are greater than 60Ac per share. ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL | WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2006

Following the 178 recommendations of the Productivity Commission Taskforce on how the government might reduce bureaucratic problems associated with the administration of the GST and FBT, Treasurer Costello has announced that 158 of the recommendations ...

Migrating a UK pension easier with good advice

ALEX DUNNIN | TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2006

... super funds, not all Australian super funds qualify to be able to receive these transitions smoothly. There is a big incentive to do the transition properly, said Ford, because getting it right raises "the potential to preserve around 50 per cent of ...

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Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA

Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago.

Hostplus delivers double-digit FY26 returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option delivered members 10.8% for the financial year 2025-26, while the Indexed Balanced option and the High Growth option returned members 11.06% and 12.61% respectively.

ASIC levy estimates jump 19% as regulator ramps up funding

VINNY VUCAGO

ASIC has lifted its estimated industry funding levy by almost 20% for 2025-26, with regulated entities expected to shoulder $400.5 million in regulatory costs as the corporate watchdog expands its supervision and enforcement activities.

GQG bleeds over US$7bn in FUM in June

MATTHEW WAI

Despite recording positive investment performance, GQG Partners observed a significant outflow, with net outflows of $4.62 billion recorded in the month of June, as FUM slipped to $225 billion at June end, compared to $235.5 billion in the month prior.

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Since becoming chief executive, Blake Briggs has renewed the Financial Services Council's influence, expanded the membership base, and strengthened its policy and advocacy credentials. Karren Vergara writes.

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