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PROFILE: FSC chief executive Sally Loane

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016

... to the field, so I eventually went down into the Canberra press gallery and spent a lot of time working with Michelle Grattan at The Age. She was the doyenne of the gallery - still is now, even if she's not there. She was a great role model." The full ...

Boomers surprisingly open to fair super tax changes

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016

... support Labor's plan to lower the upper limit for concessional tax from $300,000 to $250,000 while 29% are in favour of a Grattan Institute proposal to allow only $11,000 of contributions per year with a lifetime cap of $250,000. Challenging the commonly ...

Is tapping into super to pay off student debt a good idea?

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS | THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016

... income throughout retirement." The response from ASFA has also been supported by higher education program director for the Grattan Institute Andrew Norton. "There is value to the government in earlier repayment of HELP debt through lower interest subsidies ...

Super tax breaks review could save $6.6bn: Grattan

LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015

... budget $3.9 billion a year and increasing taxes on superannuation earnings of retirees could raise another $2.7 billion, Grattan Institute research shows. "The current system of tax breaks for superannuation is expensive and unfair. Tax breaks should ...

MySuper fee savings can be doubled

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2015

... $1.4 billion to the overall super system, but introducing some simple measures could double that amount, according to the Grattan Institute. The Institute's productivity growth program director, Jim Minifie, said that the average MySuper account with ...

Eslake consultancy up and running after leaving BoA

LAURA MILLAN | TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015

... intention when he left his role of chief economist at ANZ in July 2009. At that time he started working as a director of the Grattan Institute and set up his consultancy firm. "Then, out of the blue, Bank of America rang and I accepted their offer partly ...

Industry responds to Grattan report

ALEX BURKE | WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015

Industry Super Australia and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia have responded to the latest Grattan report on superannuation fees. In a statement, ISA chief executive David Whiteley said the report served as further evidence of bank-owned ...

Grattan issues new report on super fees

ALEX BURKE, ALEX DUNNIN | MONDAY, 20 APR 2015

Following on from its controversial "Super Sting" report in 2014, Grattan Institute has released a new report that continues to argue Australia's superannuation industry has excessive costs. The report, titled " Super Savings ", reiterates Grattan's ...

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH | FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014

... to watch for 2015. MySuper and fees Over 2014, superannuation fees became a hot topic, with a provocative paper by the Grattan Institute arguing that Australian funds were among the most expensive in the world. In response, the industry argued that Australian ...

ING low-fee super hits $1bn mark

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014

... customers' money work harder, resulting in a healthier retirement balance and reducing unnecessary fees.A According to the Grattan Institute report on super fees, even on conservative assumptions, a 30-year old could forego more than $250,000 in their ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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