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Changing retirement landscape needs regulatory framework: Actuaries Institute
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SMSF Association, CA ANZ rally against super tax changes
The SMSF Association and Chartered Accounts ANZ (CA ANZ) have urgently called for the rejection of a newly proposed bill that would double tax on many Australians superannuation earnings.
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A fresh start
JONATHAN ARMITAGE
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
COLONIAL FIRST STATE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
COLONIAL FIRST STATE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
Colonial First State chief investment officer Jonathan Armitage has a clear-eyed focus on positioning the fund manager as the first choice for retirement and investment savings. Anchoring this ambition is a commitment to delivering stellar investment outcomes, a tenet that's served as his career North Star. Andrew McKean writes.
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What Australians did with their super when COVID struck
Commonwealth Bank data shows the Australians who withdrew super spent more, but paid down their debt.
Equities: Why it's too early for investors to relax
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2023's investor reality check
The latest ASX Australian Investor Study has just been released and the survey of 5,500 Australian adults is a terrific investment market reality check.
