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Sunsuper sets out to educate employers

HAMISH MADDEN | TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2006

Queensland fund Sunsuper is undertaking an education program to raise employer awareness about the contemporary superannuation environment. Hosted in conjunction with the Australian Taxation Office and Commerce Queensland, the program is designed to ...

No conflict, more interest on MLC

Amid industry calls to curb conflicts of interest when giving advice, MLC will fundamentally change how it values an adviser's business from a model based on a set formula favouring in-house products to one based on an independent market valuation. ...

BankWest supports young savers with high interest rate

... the same month, the bank automatically awards 10 per cent per annum bonus interest for that month. There is a strong incentive to put a regular deposit and make no withdrawals because failure to do both results in a default rate of only 0.01 per cent ...

Westpac FP launches $500k super campaign

Westpac Financial Planning has launched a marketing campaign designed to help their existing clients realise the extra incentives to save for their retirement on the back of Treasurer Costello's proposed 2006 super reforms. In what is its first major ...

Super tax concessions cost more than they save: Greens

ALEX DUNNIN | FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2006

The Greens have issued a discussion paper that argues the cost of the tax incentives to encourage superannuation saving are greater than the tax savings we will later recoup through lower pension costs. The paper, The costs of ageing in Australia, a ...

True high conviction means big positions: Peters MacGregor

HAMISH MADDEN | FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2006

... that's 2 per cent off your total FUM," Craigie said, explaining why a true high conviction strategy means there is ample incentive to get your investment case right. If you were taking bets of only 0.5 per cent or less, like some managers, you may very ...

ASFA and JUST Super call for changes in the Budget

HAMISH MADDEN | THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2006

The Association of Superannuation Funds Australia (ASFA) has called for an expansion of the co-contribution scheme and an abolition of age-based contribution limits, with JUST Super supporting ASFA's stance against a proposal to reduce employer contributions. ...

SG not a tax: Tax Inquiry

ALEX DUNNIN | THURSDAY, 13 APR 2006

Treasurer Costello's long awaited international tax comparison report has reluctantly agreed that the 9 per cent SG is not a tax. However, the 412 page report, released yesterday, gives few other clues about which way the government might budge regarding ...

Labor launches 6-point super plan

KATE HAGE | TUESDAY, 11 APR 2006

The Labor party has announced plans to finetune the nation's superannuation system, targeting lifting retirement income, cutting superannuation taxes and making it simpler for people to consolidate lost super. The Leader of the Opposition, Kim Beazley ...

Employees want more reward flexibility

... employment relationship." But can employers work with wealth management groups or traditional super funds to build reward and incentive packages? Geoff Peck, head of Superannuation Solutions at BT, said one of the challenges for super funds is to encourage ...

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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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