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Drawdown reforms boosts post-retirement phase

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
Overhauling superannuation drawdown rules can significantly ease the cost-of-living pressures for retirees and improve retirement income by up to 20%. This is one of three recommendations presented by the Financial Services Council and NMG Consulting ...

Top rated superannuation products in Australia revealed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
... each have five top-rated offerings. Australian Retirement Trust, AustralianSuper, Cbus, Mercer Super Trust, Rest Super, Super SA, and VicSuper, each had four AAA-rated products. Also notable, MyNorth, Brighter Super and Acclaim Wealth had new products ...

Grattan finds $14bn savings in super tax break overhaul

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
New research by the Grattan Institute suggests how the government can save up to $13.5 billion annually if superannuation was not geared towards giving high-income earners tax windfalls. The newly released report, Super savings: Practical policies for ...

Curbing super tax breaks for the wealthy: Consultation opens

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
The government has opened consultation on its proposal to increase the concessional tax rate for superannuation balances over $3 million. Under the proposal, individuals with super balances over $3 million would see their tax rates on earnings double ...

Australians want super safeguard: ISA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
According to new data, 80% of Australians agree that super is for providing financial security in retirement and support law changes that will deter early release. As the government's consultation on legislating super objectives closes, Industry ...

Australian Retirement Trust names investment strategy lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
Damian Lillicrap, ART's head of strategy for the QSuper portfolios, will depart the fund after 13 years. His departure follows the appointment of Andrew Fisher as head of the investment strategy for both the super savings and QSuper portfolios. ...

NGS Super suffers cyber-attack

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
Some NGS Super members have had their private data compromised in an attack on the fund's systems. The fund was the victim of a cyber-attack on Friday, March 17 during which some of its systems were accessed. The fund said they were only accessed ...

AustralianSuper to decrease premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
Members of the nation's largest superannuation fund will soon see the cost of their death and TPD cover drop. About 97% of AustralianSuper's insured members will receive a premium reduction across death, total and permanent disability, and some income ...

Mergers, performance dim super satisfaction: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
Members are frustrated with their superannuation funds' performance and the drastic pace of consolidation in the industry, a new survey reveals. Roy Morgan's quarterly gauge of member satisfaction found that super funds were graded a 66.6% rating, down ...

The four stages of retirement

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
When it comes to retirement, the Demographics Group director and co-founder Simon Kuestenmacher believes there are four very predictable stages for super funds to be aware of. Speaking at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds in Melbourne, Kuestenmacher ...