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Super cap breach stings 65,000

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
More than 65,000 Australians have breached their concessional superannuation contribution cap leading to excess tax on their retirement funds, according to Government figures. In a response to a Senate question by Shadow Assistant Treasurer Mathias ...

Disability trust comes with caveat

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... Insurance Communication Skills. "If it is the caregiver themselves that becomes disabled, whether through serious illness or accident, the money could cover the gap between the diagnosis and the recovery time." "That way they do not have to eat away ...

Move beyond benchmarks: GMO

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
... measure of risk," he said. He likened the use of volatility as risk as finance's equivalent of the QWERTY keyboard - an accident of history that is inadequate in today's world. The approach led investors to buy risky assets in 2007, when volatility was ...

More turbulence ahead: De Bever

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
The former chief investment officer of the Victorian Funds Management Corporation says that "bonds are an accident waiting to happen" and that the global economy is on the cusp of "a huge structural shift, probably one that we haven't seen since 1900." ...

DB's Boyton sees "slow, steady decline" in Aussie housing

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2010
... pre-tax, risk free rate of return of 14 percent to give you a better outcome than paying your mortgage back." Either by accident or design, Boyton said Australia actually ended up with a macroeconomic structure that makes him optimistic that the sort ...

OneCare upgrades benefit more workers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
ING Australia has introduced a suite of improvements to its OneCare risk products by broadening the number of occupations that qualify for income protection and providing more relief for medical workers. The income protection cover has been extended ...

NAB Super improves insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2010
Corporate fund NAB Group Superannuation Fund has enhanced its insurance for members, including interim accident cover, terminal illness, rehabilitation and bereavement benefits. NAB Group Super negotiated a number of improvements to the scheme's insurance ...

CommInsure restructures, appoints Browne as GM

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2010
... has been appointed general manager - direct life and will continue the distribution of simple, low sum insured life and accident insurances to Commonwealth Bank customers. The general manager for wholesale life will be announced shortly. Paul Rayson ...

Trustees urged to review power of attorney

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
... attorney if they travel overseas for an extended period of time or cannot perform their trustee duties because of a severe accident. Graeme Colley, national technical manager at ING Australia, said it's important that trustees identify how this power ...

ESI Super ramps up member support

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
... the fund sought to help members deal with major changes in their life such as the death of a partner or a debilitating accident. "We felt it was important to provide an offering like this, as members regard us as their partners in their work life and ...