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MySuper progresses to MyRetirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... older Australians. There are seldom other reforms that offer such large potential increases in income, without a cost to taxpayers." She pointed to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) which noted that incomes from more innovative retirement income products ...

Pillar sold to Mercer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
... injections into the business. "Ongoing public ownership of Pillar was not in the interests of Pillar's clients, staff or NSW taxpayers. Mercer is better placed to invest in Pillar to ensure it continues to meet the needs of its superannuation clients ...

Super funds becoming retirement ready

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... Australians are on-track for a comfortable retirement notwithstanding the changes with income level. More than nine in 10 taxpayers on incomes greater than $100,000 are on-track. These results mirror the results of the CommBank Retirement Ready Index ...

Link makes Pillar bid

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... presence in Illawarra. Berejiklian has previously said ongoing public ownership of Pillar is not in the interests of NSW taxpayers or Pillar's clients in a competitive market.

Is default super dated?

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... errors or a poorly operating default system are borne by both the individual as well as current and future generations of taxpayers. It is therefore appropriate that the public fund a process that ensures as far as possible, appropriate and superior ...

Super reforms finalised by year's end

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
... have the superannuation reform measures introduced into the Parliament before the end of the year. This will provide taxpayers with certainty so they can make decisions about their savings and superannuation with confidence. Introducing the legislation ...

Legg Mason, AB funds highly recommended

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
... than most peers at both a stock and sector level" and that one of the Trust's strengths is that "it is optimised for 0% taxpayers." The AB Managed Volatility Equities Fund, which also invests mainly in Australian listed shares, is designed for equity ...

Next wave of super legislation rolls in

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016
... remains on track to have these measures introduced into the Parliament before the end of the year. This will provide taxpayers with certainty so they can make decisions about their savings and superannuation with confidence. With the support of the Senate ...

Link considers Pillar bid

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
... presence in Illawarra. Berejiklian has previously said ongoing public ownership of Pillar is not in the interests of NSW taxpayers or Pillar's clients in a competitive market. Aside from the sale process, Pillar is undertaking Project Eleanor - a multi-phase ...

SMSFs granted ATO extension over LRBAs

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
... to allow them further time beyond 30 June 2016. "Consideration of these individual requests has highlighted that many taxpayers may require more time in order to review the terms of LRBA's. Requests from taxpayers have also highlighted that taxpayers ...