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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2006
... the Australian economy by the ABS it is noted that Australia now has the 13th lowest proportion of people in the retirement age bracket of over 65s. Japan has the highest such ratio and Turkey the lowest of 32 OECD countries. Australian males and females ...

Asteron launches income product for 80s and over

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2006
... faced by many and the gap in retirement savings. "You can see from our research that for a lot of people nearing retirement age, their biggest fear is having to rely on Government handouts or their children, if they outlive their savings." "This is especially ...

ING adds non-commutable pension plan

... transition to retirement (TTR) regulations. The TTR rules, which were announced last year, mean that people at retirement age can continue to work and also access their super entitlements in the form of a non-commutable income stream. Executive director ...

Sunsuper TAPS into retirement age workers

Sunsuper is targeting retirement age people who prefer to stay in the workforce longer, by adding a term allocated pension (TAP) product and a non-commutable allocated pension to their product offering. The new additions join Sunsuper's existing allocated ...

Life expectancy jumps 6 years in just two decades: ABS

... quickly. But talk of increasing life expectancy is only one side of the wealth management challenge as raising the retirement age would also help alleviate the savings pressures so our super savings won't have to continually stretch so far.

Suncorp makes pension more flexible

... products are a new alternative to traditional retirement income streams as people live beyond the long-established retirement age of between 55 to 65 years. Similar to Suncorp's Easy Super Allocated Pension and Easy Super Term Allocated Pension, the ...

We may need more flexible retirement age limits: Treasurer

... launch, Phil Ruthven of IBIS World said that Australia should follow the lead of the US and increase the official retirement age because our current static 'age 65 approach' is unsustainable given our increasing longevity.

ASIC alerts super fund members about large exit fees

... commissions paid to agents employed to sell the products. Typically the fees do not expire until the fund member reaches retirement age, a long-range maturity date is satisfied, or a target account balance has been achieved. The regulator estimates over ...

Mercer proposes lower taxes on super and a rise in pension age

... the workforce, and to subsidise training programs for casual staff and older workers. Mercer also believes the retirement age should be gradually raised from 65 to 67 years of age as it views the concept of a single retirement age as being outdated. ...

Annuities come under divorce settlements

... is not a member of an annuity fund will be able to access a share of the member spouse's annuity when they reach retirement age. Eligible annuities which will be covered by the act are those purchased wholly out of rolled over amounts.