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Super and pension work together

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... Pension. "So rather than despair, workers with $100,000, or even $50,000 in their super accounts should take heart. The super savings they've accumulated give them options they might not realise."

Member engagement a danger to super savings

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015
A high level of engagement with superannuation savings can lead members to make the wrong move at the wrong time, industry execs have warned. "The joke is that often if you're disengaged with your super, ironically it can be good," State Street Global ...

Raising Preservation Age could be problematic

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
... change that will only make it harder for a significant number of vulnerable older Australians to access their own super savings." Research conducted by the Australian Centre for Financial Studies and AIST in 2014 found that up to 40% of older Australians ...

Actuaries say super taxes need to be reviewed

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... Discussion Paper, the Institute reiterated some industry views of introducing a lifetime cap of $2.5 million on super savings that could be transitioned in to a super income stream which pays no tax on investment earnings. The Actuaries Institute also ...

Super reforms to hurt retirees

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... guarantee and scrap the low income earner's super contribution both reduce private savings." Also advocating further super savings, Schroder noted that in a low interest rate environment, pension income is "significantly more attractive than it would ...

Grattan issues new report on super fees

ALEX BURKE, ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
... new report that continues to argue Australia's superannuation industry has excessive costs. The report, titled " Super Savings ", reiterates Grattan's previous points about admin and investment fees being too high, arguing that "superannuation could ...

Industry bodies respond to Hockey's tax debate

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
... concessions to encourage people to save for their retirement but we also need to find the right balance between supporting super savings and providing tax breaks that are fair and workable."

Super funds turning to passive to tackle high fees

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... 1.15%. After allowing for inflation, super funds charging fees of 2.33% need to earn almost 5% annually just for super savings to hold their ground. To illustrate the impact of fees on investment performance, the bank said a 30-year old man could retire ...

Hockey contemplates first home buyer access to super

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... Australians access to their superannuation to buy their first home. When asked if people should be able to use their super savings to buy property, Hockey answered: "It is incredibly hard for young Australians to get into the first home market. We are ...

BT Super for Life launches video member statements

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... it and it is very simple. They also felt it encouraged them to consider how much they should contribute to their super savings," Doyle said. BT Super for Life has already integrated its super statements with Westpac online banking.