FINC19016 - Retirement and Superannuation

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit covers the regulatory framework of superannuation and the role of financial advisor in retirement and superannuation planning. You will examine the legal and taxation issues related to long term wealth creation and the operation of superannuation funds. You will apply the skills required for managing the client relationship and construct a strategic retirement plan for a client situation.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisite: FINC11001 plus Co-requisite: LAWS19033

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2023

Term 1 - 2024 Profile
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Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Practical Assessment 50%
2. Take Home Exam 50%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2022 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 76.47% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 36.17% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Self-evaluation
Feedback
Students appreciate responsive personalized engagement, especially when they are demotivated, struggling with completing the assessment task and/or misunderstanding the content while studying at home by themselves in between the weekly Zoom Workshop sessions.
Recommendation
Continue to provide the personalized service to students when they reach out whether for a one-on-one Zoom session, by phone, by email or the Moodle Q&A forum.
Action Taken
Personalised service was offered, but there were less students compared to previous terms reaching out for assistance using one-on-one Zoom sessions. Students used the Moodle Q&A forum effectively.
Source: Student feedback
Feedback
I would love a prescribed textbook for this unit. However, I know that this might not be possible because of the broad content of the unit.
Recommendation
Two supplementary textbooks were prescribed for students for this unit. However, based on this feedback specific reference to the supplementary textbooks will be made in future terms.
Action Taken
Unit coordinator will continue to avoid using a prescribed textbook as the content for superannuation changes every year. The textbook becomes dated too quickly and are also very expensive to purchase.
Source: Student evaluation
Feedback
Assessment turnaround took 4 weeks when graded by a Sessional who also manages a financial planning practice
Recommendation
Encourage busy Sessional staff to complete the grading within 14 days
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Student evaluation
Feedback
Assessment requirements were clear and when there is uncertainty the unit coordinator is available for a one on one Zoom session to address any issues that cannot be done in the Moodle Q&A forums
Recommendation
Continue to encourage students to engage using Moodle Q&A forums and offer personalised service for those who need more study support
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Student evaluation
Feedback
Lecture slides need updating with new content and improved organisation
Recommendation
Unit coordinator will be updating and refreshing all unit content for term 1 2023
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Student evaluation
Feedback
Students want exemplars of assessments of previous HD students
Recommendation
Unit coordinator have explained to students that exemplars of previous student assessments are not possible due to contract cheating sites using previous students assessments for nefarious reasons.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Explain contemporary retirement and superannuation issues
  2. Apply taxation and legal principles to long term wealth creation
  3. Explain issues relating to self-managed superannuation funds
  4. Construct pre and post strategic retirement plans.

The Financial Advisers Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) has accreditted this unit as part of the following courses:

  • Bachelor of Accounting (Financial Planning)
  • Bachelor of Accounting/Bachelor of Business (Financial Planning)
  • Bachelor of Property (Financial Planning)
  • Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business
  • LLB/Bachelor of Business (Financial Planning).

FASEA ceased operations on 31 December 2021. From 1 January 2022 Treasury and the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) took over the role of :

  • Adviser education standards including assessment of foreign qualifications and higher education providers
  • Approved courses
  • Other standards.

This unit contributes to the core knowledge field of the accredited courses listed above. The learning otucomes for the unit and the assessments have been designed around the accreditation requirements.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Practical Assessment • • • •
2 - Take Home Exam • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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1 - Communication • • • •
2 - Problem Solving • • • •
3 - Critical Thinking • • • •
4 - Information Literacy • • • •
5 - Team Work • • •
6 - Information Technology Competence • • • •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence •
8 - Ethical practice • • • •
9 - Social Innovation •
10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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