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Once lost, now found: super

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
... (ASIC) and focuses on superannuation, locating lost superannuation, providing tax file numbers and information about death benefits.

New super book for indigenous mob

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
... issues. It focuses on superannuation, locating lost superannuation, providing tax file numbers and information about death benefits. Minister for superannuation and corporate law, Senator Nick Sherry, said the booklet is designed to assist indigenous ...

Remarried war vet widows get pension

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... the Superannuation Act 1922, the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948 and the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 have recently been amended to prospectively restore spouse pensions for remarried widows and widowers. Although ...

ASFA supports same sex super bill

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... benefit or risk receiving nothing at all. Vamos said same sex couples currently pay higher tax on superannuation death benefits, an issue she said, must be addressed. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) census data found more than 50,000 Australians ...

Qantas Super raises insurance cover

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
... will be provided for funds which are used as the "default" fund under the current Choice of Fund regulation. "The death benefits from the plan are, in nearly all cases, expected to exceed these minimum cover requirements. However to ensure that this ...

Same sex super overdue: AIST

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
... prohibit same-sex partners to benefit from the $540 per annum super contribution spouse tax offset, while lump sum death benefits are not automatically tax-free for surviving partners compared with their heterosexual counterparts. Unlike married couples ...

Perpetual raises death benefits

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
Perpetual has upgraded its WealthFocus platform enabling advisers to automate the processing of a type of death benefit called 'anti-detriment payments', with the end result of a bigger lump sum payment for the benefit recipient. An anti-detriment payment ...

MLC battles death taxes

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2008
MLC is on a mission to help employers combat the new higher tax rate payable on death benefits on policies outside superannuation using its latest insurance product. MLC Super Group Insurance is aimed at employers looking to protect their employees ...

When insurance matters

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2007
... control, which wasn't the case. "When I saw what he had, I was very worried. His cover consisted of $1 million in death benefits and had some serious financial shortcomings," said Lisa. Lisa and her partner David, who is also a planner, said the research ...

CFS Employer Super doubles to $4bn

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2007
... offerings employers to include MBF personal health insurance and, subject to eligibility, an increase in maximum death benefits from $5 million to unlimited. John Clothier, head of corporate superannuation at Colonial First State, said their clients ...