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Grattan calls for lower super fees

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... there. Market discipline would come from experts with the time, resources, and expertise to decide which funds to shortlist, rather than individuals who don't," Grattan said. "And poor-performing funds would be forced to merge or miss out on the default ...

Retirement review goes off the rails

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
... like," he says. "I think we've mostly been constrained to 'Which marginal tax rate should we change in the super system?' rather than the big picture question of 'Is it worth having at all?'" The final report is due at the end of June.

Why Phillip Morris gets ESG points

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
... don't realise that it's nicotine that is addictive but it's not nicotine that's harmful," she explained. Rather, the act of burning tobacco and the combustion of the various chemicals in cigarettes is what harms smokers. "There is a tobacco ...

How to ensure clients will pay higher fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
... providing advice, Anderson calculated, will jump from just over $1500 annually to over $2500 annually. Anderson suggested that rather than terminate clients below the minimum viable fee level, there is a prospect of working out how those clients can ...

SG amnesty bill finally passes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... a discussion with the opposition about that proposal hostage to some procedural demand that you have today is petty and rather unfortunate," McAllister said. "I've asked you to consider it or to reconsider your position. You've refused to do ...

SG increase will hurt women: NFAW

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... discussion around the 2016 superannuation reforms indicates that superannuation is regarded as a wealth building vehicle rather than a capitalised income stream," the submission said. "To some extent this seems to be consequential on the move from defined ...

Carbon footpath important, not footprint: AXA

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... behaviour is necessary in order to develop a full picture of 'footpath'." McDonald said that this "footpath" approach, rather than removing carbon emitters altogether, can reduce risk. "Importantly, this 'footpath' approach means investors can manage ...

SMSF Association reaffirms ATO partnership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... agreement remains important. "We have some pretty candid discussions about what we disagree on, but at least they're happening rather than the issues not being discussed," O'Halloran said. O'Halloran said it was important for the ATO to appear at industry ...

Factor investing, sustainability a perfect match

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... Factor investing is a quantitative, systematic approach to building wealth, which relies on allocating to different factors rather than to different assets or regions, i.e. to allocate to value segments, or low risk segments, or momentum segments instead. ...

Government loves SMSFs: Hume

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... and ends with T" and due to a workplace agreement has to open a new super fund, contributing a small amount to that fund rather than to the SMSF.