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Advisers looking for longevity and aged care solutions

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
... spoke first, discussing the various different approaches on the retirement planning spectrum - from "probability based" (safe withdrawal rates, variable spending, income buckets) to "safety first" (bond ladders, floor-leverage rule, managed define contribution). ...

Wilson AM commits to Pledge 1% philanthropy movement

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
Wilson Asset Management has joined Pledge 1%, a global corporate philanthropy movement that commits to donating 1% of product, 1% of equity, or 1% of employee time to improve communities around the world. Speaking at the Nexus Australia Youth Summit ...

Retirement income goal would solve super's issues: CSRI

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
An agreed income goal for Australia's retirement system would solve issues around superannuation's taxes and default schemes, as well as its cost and efficiency. This is the view in a new discussion paper by the Committee for Sustainable Retirement ...

Tax incentives for early stage investors too narrow: KPMG

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
KPMG believes Treasury's policy consultation on tax incentives for early stage investors is unnecessarily restricted and argues unit trusts should also be eligible for the incentives. The firm's submission also raises concerns that investment into innovation ...

ISA slams super opt out proposal

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
... Income Super Contribution and lifting the freeze on the Super Guarantee from 9.5% to 12%. "Australians need and deserve a safe pair of hands with retirement incomes policy. Endless, irresponsible kite flying causes confusion and erodes confidence in ...

A negative sum game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
... happy one for equity markets with most benchmark indices registering sharp gains at the end of five days of trade. Is it now safe to go back in the waters? Or a dead cat bounce? It happened not so long ago, you know -- when the rebound at the end of ...

Labor eyes super for start-up boost

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
The Federal Opposition thinks more should be done to boost investment in Australia's start-ups. Addressing an audience of industry professionals at the SMSF Association National Conference in Adelaide, Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation ...

PC to lead another inquiry into super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
The Turnbull Government is the latest administration to announce a superannuation inquiry to investigate efficiency of the system and review how default funds are selected. A statement jointly released by Treasurer Scott Morrison and Assistant Treasurer ...

Industry bodies clash over pension proposal

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
The Combined Pensioners and Superannuants Association (CPSA) has branded "offensive" an Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) proposal to turn the Age Pension into a loan recoverable against the family home. In a pre-Budget submission the ...

Norwegian fund reviews ESG approach

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
One of the world's largest pension funds has updated its investment expectations on human and children's rights, water management and climate change. Norway's Government Pension Fund Global, which manages about US$804 billion, recently released its ...