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BT unveils online super sales tools for advisers

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2006
BT Financial Group has unveiled a new online super tool to walk planners through the process of selling corporate super to their clients. The 'Art of Super' is an online toolkit exclusively for use by planners. It is based around a five step process ...

Costello puts super and savings in the hands of kids

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2006
School children can now look forward to spending, saving, constructing houses and earning their own brand of currency called "mutual" by doing environmentally friendly activities in their school hours, according to Treasurer Peter Costello. In a radio ...

Housing and super can work together: Max Super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2006
The New Zealand Government's proposal to let their KiwSaver scheme members divert part of their super into home mortgages may not be as crazy as it seems, particularly if it helps boost total retirement savings. "The Australian Government should look ...

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 ...

SMSFs most flexible option post Budget: Mariner

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2006
Mariner Financial believes that recent Budget changes mean the most flexible way individuals can top up their super over time is through a self-managed super fund (SMSF). Because of the newly introduced cap on undeducted contributions of $150,000 per ...

Jailed super fraudsters forfeit nearly $6m

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2006
A father and son, currently serving 18 months in jail for promising clients a 'superannuation cashback' arrangement as part of an illegal scheme, have been ordered to forfeit millions of dollars in holdings and assets. Following an Australian Securities ...

Plum puts increased super savings on auto-pilot

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006
Plum Financial Services has unveiled a new superannuation service which will divert a client's future pay raises into their super savings without them needing to lift a finger nor sacrifice any of their existing take home pay. The Escalator Program ...

AMP puts pedal to the metal

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2006
AMP's emphatic revival continues, with the company reporting a 29 per cent increase in cash inflows to $2.66 billion in the March quarter. Net cash flows came in at $341 million, nearly triple the $115 million reported in the previous corresponding ...

1 in 4 Australians have more than one super fund: ICAA

A recent survey has found that 27 per cent of Australian adults hold multiple super funds. The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA) surveyed 1,200 Australians last month seeking to discover the real impact of the super choice legislation ...

Equities lead bull run in super savings: SelectingSuper

The latest performance figures from Rainmaker/SelectingSuper shows investors are continuing to enjoy strong returns, particularly in Australian and global equities. In the year ending February 2006, the Rainmaker/Selecting Super superannuation fund ...