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Deferred annuity tax reforms safeguard retirees

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
... change because of the growing importance of retirement risks," Boal said. Those risks include the growing concern about retiree longevity. The last 50 years have been characterised by dramatically improved life expectancies across the developed world ...

Gearing strategies not just for retirees

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
Investors with many years to run until their retirement should consider the benefits of gearing strategies, according to Bendigo Wealth. According to Julie McKay, Bendigo Wealth senior manager of technical and research, gearing - or borrowing money ...

Government announces key super reforms

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
Australians with superannuation balances over $2 million dollars face losing key tax concessions, Treasurer Wayne Swan and Financial Services and Superannuation Minister Bill Shorten announced this morning. Starting July 1, 2014, all new earnings on ...

Super changes ease political and financial uncertainty

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
The announcement of changes to the superannuation taxation system this morning has ended speculation, allowing savers and voters to focus on the future, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said. Treasurer Wayne Swan and Minister ...

Superannuation to wield $6tr muscle by 2030

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
A group of superannuation and investment experts predict that by 2030, local super funds will dominate the global landscape while the self-managed super funds (SMSFs) sector will suffer a slowdown. The superannuation industry in 2030 will be bigger ...

Age pension is retirees' main income source

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
... their age as well as other relevant factors. "The claim on the age pension dominates the balance in super for the average retiree because wealth is not evenly distributed from those members of industry funds and default funds, which means that it's going ...

Shortage of reliable Aussie income products

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
Australian income investors are receiving annual returns almost 3% lower than anticipated from their income generating products, according to a new global survey from Legg Mason Global Asset Management. The findings come from a survey of more than 3,000 ...

Dividend stocks ideal for SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... environment, Legg Mason Australian equities chief investment officer, Reece Birtles warns that ignoring equities could compromise retiree's standard of living. "Investors are spooked by the split personality of equity markets. On the one hand retirees ...

Annuities boost Challenger growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
Challenger sales of its annuities products increased by 55 per cent to $1.98 billion compared to the same period the previous year, according to half-year results announced this morning. This includes growth of $1.06 billion in retail sales and $921 ...

QSuper launches new Challenger annuity

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
QSuper has launched a new guaranteed-term annuity product through Challenger that will be available to members next month. They will be able to buy the product, which gives them competitive earnings rates on Challenger's term annuity with their own ...