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Super budget for funds management

The budget delivered for the superannuation and funds management industry last night, abolishing the superannuation surcharge and assigning $16 billion to its 'Future Fund' for unfunded public service superannuation liabilities. The government has allocated ...

Government joins push for better super education

The Federal Government has released a booklet to help improve consumer understanding of superannuation in order to allow people to make more informed financial decisions regarding their retirement savings. The publication is called Super Choices has ...

Government steps up its super co-contribution campaign

... benefits. The scheme provides an opportunity to increase savings for people worried about the lack of their retirement income. Most people who have taken up the co-contribution scheme have been women particularly those women who are approaching retirement ...

Half of Australian workers ignorant on choice

... think it will be enough. More than half of workers expect to rely on part-time work as a substantial source of retirement income. The survey also identified a majority of Australia's employees do not expect choice of fund will improve their superannuation ...

Superannuation savings impacted by shorter working life

... their full 45 years working life. This should generate sufficient assets to provide 60 per cent of their pre retirement income," says Grant. Grant adds that by contributing early in a person's working life adequate retirement savings should be available ...

More financial education required

... education particularly in regards to superannuation as most Australians are likely to suffer a shortfall in retirement income. According to data compiled by the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling, in June 2003 the average person will need ...

Mercer names Knox as new principal

... the Securities Institute. Knox holds strong views on the sustainability and a long-term focus of Australia's retirement income policies. Knox advocates the policy of increasing the age pension from 65 to 67.

Zurich software mixes and matches pensions

... clients involving a mix between an allocated pension (AP) and a term-allocated pension (TAP). The product called Retirement Income Optimixer incorporates three calculators that determine the effect on a client of investing in an AP or TAP, which can ...

ASIC paves way to better retirement

ASIC has released five free fact sheets to explain the main features of different retirement income stream products in simple terms to assist consumers to plan for their retirement. The fact sheets explain the various types of pensions and annuities ...

Labor ripe for the picking on super; ASFA

Superannuation is in danger of being used as a "political honeypot" if the Federal Labor Party's policy proposals are enacted, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said yesterday. "Over $5 billion is being carved out of super ...