Many of us barely glance at our own superannuation account balances, so it’s reasonable to predict that only a tiny fraction are likely to go to a super fund annual meeting.
A comparison of the Australian and New Zealand retirement systems.
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The government should add a ‘super payment option’ that allows graduates to offset the cost of their HELP repayments.
A Shorten government would double the screening fees on foreign investment and financial penalties that apply to foreign investment in residential real estate.
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What critics of the plan to use superannuation for housing miss is that Australia’s super system already channels a significant proportion of retirement savings into housing.
Shadow or parallel banking refers to the non-bank financial intermediaries that supply services similar to commercial banks.
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Shadow banking provides investors with the means to isolate risks, transfer profits, avoid regulation and increase the range of money-like financial products available for investment.
Despite all the proposals to combat housing affordability, Scott Morrison will need to make hard political decisions on policies that will actually make a difference.
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Young women are are confident in implementing budgeting and savings strategies, but lack the knowledge and confidence required to implement long-term financial strategies, a new pilot study finds.
Cabinet papers released today have given us some insight into how current issues like the gender superannuation gap emerged.
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Super is the wrong tool to provide an adequate support in retirement for low-income earners. Our research shows top-up measures to help this group are poorly targeted and too expensive.
Super accounts for only a small proportion of the wealth of most Australians.
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In a week marking the first anniversary of Malcolm Turnbull’s prime ministership, the government was able to show it could work with the new parliament.
The government needs to tot up more wins, and quite quickly – and not just on budget matters but on other issues too.
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The Coalition has reached a compromise to get its superannuation reform past its own party, but the changes will make it harder for women and older workers.
Generous superannuation tax breaks for the rich are creating inequality, analysis shows.
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In the first sitting of the new parliament, conservatives within the government have muscled a proposed amendment to the Racial Discrimination Act onto the agenda.