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An institutional approach to retirement advice

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... Beesley suggested a mix of assets comprising $400,000 in super, $900,000 in the home, approximately $10,000 per annum in welfare payments and spouse assets of $50,000. The matched liabilities, then, would be basic needs (food and utilities) of $30,000 ...

Competition would save Australians millions in super fees: Deloitte

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... divide has supported using more effective competition in many parts of the economy as a means of improving Australia's welfare and productivity. "This same approach should be brought to bear to consider how competition can improve Australia's superannuation ...

MYOB co-founder sells $62m Xero stake for charity

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
... minimise market impact. Winkler's trust, run alongside his wife Di, focuses on disability, environmental concerns and the welfare of indigenous Australians. Xero chief executive Rod Drury said: "We're proud of Craig's continued support of Xero including ...

Government trials social impact investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... housing affordability pressures, the Government will also allocate $10.2 million over 10 years to improve housing and welfare outcomes for young people at risk of being homeless. Morrison expects the trials to commence July 2018 targeting youths aged ...

Government debt on its way to $606bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... wage earners and consumers not the corporate sector. But offsetting this is a $70 billion infrastructure program, annual welfare and social security expenditure growing $35 billion over the next four years, annual health expenditure growing $9 billion ...

Decidedly undecided

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... economy, she wants to take abandon the Euro, take control of the central bank and fire up the printing presses to finance welfare spending. Upon becoming president, she plans to go to Brussels to re-negotiate France's status in the EU and to hold a referendum ...

Negative gearing exposing Australia's poor: KPMG

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
... bracket in terms of (government) dollar transfers received per dollar tax paid. KPMG said this suggests policies to deliver welfare to the poorest members of society are less effective than to slightly better-off recipients. "The proportion of households ...

Advice firm creates aged care subsidiary

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
... Centrelink forms. It also includes the organisation of removalists, storage facilities, rehousing of family pets via the Animal Welfare League, and a three month follow-up. In addition, the business employs a former aged care nurse to assist with the ...

Group insurance critical: FSC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
... cover to 92% of the working population. Underinsurance in Australia costs the government about $2 billion annually, with welfare benefits often needed to fill the gap for those who have nil or not enough insurance. In a statement the FSC said the current ...

Fix super for indigenous Australians: KPMG

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... Australians live in remote and regional areas where depressed labour markets leave a significant number of people dependent on welfare and receiving no superannuation at all. KMPG said indigenous Australians who are in employment and do receive superannuation ...