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Aussie billionaires make $67k per hour: Oxfam

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... layered with the historic and ongoing impacts of colonialism, comprising the two major drivers of billionaire wealth accumulation. "In Australia, 35% of billionaire wealth is inherited, and the impacts of colonialism's deeply harmful and divisive ...

Best ESG super options revealed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
... negative screens to companies involved in controversial and nuclear weapons, and tobacco. In third place, Active Super Accumulation Scheme High Growth returned 6.7% per annum over three years, and 17.4% over 12 months, ranking 13 th. Active Super aims ...

How to simplify super to get better retirement outcomes: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
... Mercer also recommended that the government introduce legislation to simplify and strengthen the transition from accumulation to the retirement phase and so provide better outcomes for older Australians. The report also suggested a slight variation to ...

UniSuper names product head

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... said. "He is well-placed to lead and drive the product agenda forward for UniSuper across our retirement, insurance, accumulation and investment offers. His appointment is a testament to our talent within the fund." Speaking of his departure, Lorimer ...

Superannuation tax shakeup proposed by Actuaries Institute

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024
... different generations. The current rules regarding earnings on superannuation assets, which are taxed at 15% in the accumulation phase and tax-free in the retirement phase, create complexity and cost due to the necessity for separate accounts and convoluted ...

New investment fund to drive gender equality

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
... Trustees has been selected as the responsible entity for the fund. The fund is benchmarked against the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index for the Australian equity units and the MSCI AC World Index for global equity units. "Future Generation Women is an ...

Centrepoint Alliance launches long-awaited IconiQ platform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
... access to an array of investment options consolidated under a simple user interface. Meanwhile, Super Wrap offers accumulation, transition to retirement and pension options, allowing advisers to manage portfolios in a low-cost interface. Centrepoint ...

Objective of super enshrined in law

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
... executive Scott Hartley said that legislating the objective solidifies the shift in focus of the super system from accumulation to the provision of retirement income, however suggested a rebrand might be required to truly maximise outcomes. "If we are ...

Brighter Super makes fee, death benefit changes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024
... introduced enabling couples to apply the $650 fee cap to their combined balances. "Under Partner Linking, when two Accumulation or TTR members link accounts, the percentage-based administration fee cap of $650 will apply once the combined balance across ...

SMSFs surpass $1tn milestone

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2024
... everyone. "[it is] for those individuals who want to take direct control of their retirement savings, whether in the accumulation or decumulation phase of superannuation, they have proved a very effective vehicle," he added. "Over nearly four decades ...