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ING boosts life payments

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
... and staff who have cover through their super, including a market-first rise in maximum TPD benefits and unlimited death benefits. The upgrade, to be introduced due to the new super changes on July 1, gives clients a maximum of $3 million, up from $2 ...

Ord Minnett adds to planning team

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2007
... planner, has run his own legal practice for more than 10 years specializing in estate planning, superannuation death benefits, wills, challenges to wills, deceased estates, trusts and business succession planning. Williams is currently chair of the Financial ...

CGT overshadows Simpler Super benefits: Centric

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2007
... overlooked. Esler outlined what she considered the five main issues regarding super and CGT. Concerning CGT on payment of death benefits, she said that under the new laws all lump sum payments on death of a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) member ...

Members should update binding beneficiaries: ASFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2007
... around negotiated familial tensions at times of member bereavement, ASFA has produced a Best Practice Paper on Death Benefits in conjunction with the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal. ASFA deputy chief executive officer, Dr Michaela Anderson, urged ...

Employers should give TFNs to super funds: Mercer

NICK OLIVER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2007
... as possible won't be affected." Promnitz also noted other anomalies regarding non-concessional contributions and death benefits treatment. Currently the proposals require super funds to reject all non-concessional contributions where a TFN has not been ...

Super tax changes could boost SMSFs: MultiPort

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2006
... MultiPort, said superannuation investors trying manage tax on benefits for people under age 60, and more importantly for death benefits paid to non-dependants, might find it makes sense to create separate accounts for the same person so they can make ...

KPMG State of Investment Management Industry

... Government regulations, including public education programs, industry standards development, the new choice of fund death benefits rulings, IFSA's standards relating to returns calculation, presentation of past performance figures, and the new financial ...

Super trustees advised to follow the safety net rules

... superannuation trustees to follow the procedures in the Superannuation Act to protect themselves from complaints relating to death benefits. Under the Act trustees must send notices detailing the proposed payment of the death benefit and alerting the ...

ASFA trains up ComSuper

... administrative services to CSS, PSS, Military Superannuation and Benefits Scheme and Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Schemes.