The National Institute of Accountants (NIA) is calling on the Government to explain its critical comments regarding Self Managed Superannuation Funds (SMSFs) being used as a ‘tax minimisation’ vehicles.
Superannuation provider REST Superannuation conducted an online snap poll of 600 of its members and found that one in five have lost track of their superannuation and no idea how many super funds they currently have.
Whatever minority government is formed after Saturday’s election and hung Parliament, tax and superannuation need to be a priority to give business certainty about the future.
Australia’s Superannuation industry has come out to slam Tony Abbott’s super policy on the eve of the election in a joint statement issued today.
92 percent Baby Boomers plan to travel around Australia after they retire, but half of those surveyed don’t feel confident in having the money to do it when they retire.
With BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Xstrata forcing Julia Gillard to bend to their RSPT demands, the Government will halve proposed Company Tax for business.
The Australian Government will launched a free superannuation clearing house service for businesses with fewer than 20 employees from July 1st 2010.
The Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia) has launched a new Financial Services Professional credential (FSP), a world first that will increase the standard of financial professionals.
The Federal Government’s proposed increase in the Superannuation Guarantee from 9 to 12 percent has ‘almost universal support’ from Australians a poll commissioned by ASFA concludes.
Superannuation funds were slightly down in April, by a negligible 0.1 percent, following the mixed performance of global share markets due to the Greek sovereign debt crisis.
