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Transfer balance cap reforms could hurt grieving SMSFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
... other is suddenly in excess of the $1.6 million cap. "It is an outcome of the new superannuation regime that has received little attention and the association is concerned that many SMSF members and their advisers are 'blissfully ignorant' of the impact ...

ECB schedules taper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... jobless rate which had dropped to its lowest level since February 2009 to 9.1% in August from a record high of 12.1% just a little over four years ago. More important, and unlike many of its peers, growth in wages and salaries in the region is reacting ...

Trustee Partners recruits ahead of opening NZ office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
... hub with great business leaders and innovators who punch well above their weight around the world. There's currently very little competition in the trustee market in New Zealand. We'd like to make innovative, accessible and affordable fiduciary services ...

AIA Vitality launches charitable option

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017
... Chief marketing officer Renae Smith said: "Active Benefits is about encouraging regular physical activity as we all need a little extra motivation sometimes to get moving - and now members can get active and give to a good cause. The act of giving has ...

Westpac faces class action over life insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
... purchase it through an independent adviser. "As a result some customers will pay substantially less, and others will pay a little bit more, but that is how insurance works. Our approach makes the benefit of life insurance available to more of our customers ...

AFA can contribute to draining the swamp: George

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
... some bad advisers out there and we've got to get rid of them. I'm all for telling the good stories but I think there's a little more to it than that. I genuinely believe that 99.9% of advisers come to work every day to do the right thing for their clients ...

Advisers can transform tragedy

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
... financial responsibilities of baby boomer clients will shape future generations and their interaction with the industry. "In a little more than 10 years from now, for the first time in Australian history, there will be more senior citizens than children," ...

Job openings in America

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017
... summary) a handy check on the state of the US labour market. The Bureau of Labor Statistics'(BLS) latest update showed little change in August from July: job openings remained at a robust 6.1 million (the highest on Factset record); hirings dipped marginally ...

APRA pushes for greater control over super

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
... effective conflict management. While some in the industry contend the existing arrangements serve their members well, APRA sees little downside to an additional injection of independence." Over two days, the public hearing covered proposals to amending ...

ECB exit: 2018 or 2021?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
... the year after gaining only 0.7% in 2016. What's more the VStoxx - the Euro's version of the VIX index - shows there's little fear. It's currently trading at a reading of 12.6, not far from the record low of 11.2 hit in mid-March this year and many miles ...