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Super fees still too high, but change is on the horizon: Research
Superannuation fees can add up to a huge long-term expenditure, costing Australians with modest super balances thousands of dollars a year. But costs may start...
Older and increasingly wealthier: The changing face of retirement
Australians are retiring much later and with more in their retirement coffers than ever before, according to the ABS, with a confluence of factors behind the...
Education bonds an investment in a smarter future: Foresters
With the right application, education bonds can provide a long term savings plan for a child or grandchild's education that is both flexible and tax-savvy.
Super tax break costs misrepresented: Mercer
The idea that superannuation tax concessions are costing the government more than the Age Pension is based on bad analysis, according to Mercer, which found...
Shifting sands of super pitch investment bonds as a viable alternative
The new $3 million superannuation cap is a reminder that the system will never stand still, and diversification options like investment bonds will always be...
Generation Life gets flexible on annuity product after adviser consultation
While the need for retirement income solutions is great enough to be mandated in some corners, the local annuity market remains a tough nut to crack. So...
Investment bonds easing financial stress for tax-savvy consumers
There may be some caveats, but investment bonds can serve as a tax efficient investment vehicle. This is especially so when planning for life events like...
ATO gets serious about data, warns taxpayers against income mismatches
The Australian Taxation Office has extended its data collection to more rigorously check numbers in FY23 tax returns and cut down on tax cheats. Advisers and...
FSC maps out alternative super spending path for retirees
The Financial Services Council commissioned the Retirement Income Policy Roadmap to help the superannuation system put greater emphasis on the drawdown phase....
'Too big an issue': Levy questions whether super funds can handle advice expansion role
If super funds can't implement the retirement income covenant's mandate to provide retirement guidance, the review lead pointed out, how are they going to...
Rate hikes and mortgage stress will lead to increase in distressed selling: Analysts
Rate hikes are causing anxiety for Australian mortgage holders, with new research showing seven out of 10 worry about missing repayments. As large numbers of...
The 'safer sandbox': Government doubles down on super path to increased advice access
The minister is putting his financial advice eggs in the superannuation basket, with dramatic changes to the existing intrafund advice models being considered....
Orwellian doublespeak and the great 'retire rich' lie
Breaking superannuation into three different funding models may not be the right answer, but at least it cuts through the fallacy at the heart of our...
'Macro event' to erase property market's 2023 gains in second half of the year: SQM Research
The domestic economy is reaching a tipping point, says SQM Research's Louis Christopher, with the property market only a step behind. Valuation increases...