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| | | In reviewing the appropriate pension payment level, the government must decide if the fundamental purpose of the age pension is to reduce poverty or to replace income, argues the Institute of Actuaries (IA) in a new discussion paper. The paper, New ... |
| | | | The Philippines is revving up its pension scheme by phasing out archaic cheques disbursement arrangements for an ATM-based system. The country's Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) brought the new system in place last month. The fund's 81,000 ... |
| | | | Widows and widowers of war veterans who might have had their pensions stopped after they remarried are now able to access their funds again under new government rules. According to the $3 billion Military Super, the Superannuation Act 1922, the Defence ... |
| | | | Russell Investment Group and ANZ have teamed up to provide a one stop shop superannuation, pension and banking product that allows pensioners to stay in the zero tax threshold while harnessing the flexibility of their ATM account. The Russell Private ... |
| | | | The angry reaction of pensioner groups to last week's Federal Budget highlights how crucial superannuation will be to taking the fiscal edge off aged care benefit entitlements. The government, seemingly caught offguard by the criticism, has said a review ... |
| | | | ... through to pensions," he said. "We all know that pensions are now tax free but it gets better than that. Last year our pensioner averaged $800 tax back each, that's real money they can spend or reinvest." In March, Aviva launched its Navigator Business ... |
| | | | ... Pensioners advocacy group National Seniors has welcomed the senate inquiry. "The inquiry's findings confirm what every pensioner knows - that living on a pension has become almost impossible unless you have additional income," said National Seniors chief ... |
| | | | A consumer body is flagging the need for a raise in the Age Pension following reports that the government may ditch the $500 bonus payment to senior Australians this year. Australia's largest consumer organisation for older Australians, National Seniors ... |
| | | | Despite all our apparent concern with conserving energy, Australians still have of long way to go to change and lower their energy and carbon footprints, reveals the 2008 ABS Yearbook. Solar energy is used by only 4 per cent of households as the primary ... |
| | | | Westpac throws a fresh challenge to the industry on making advice affordable after it introduced a low cost superannuation advice service this month. In an effort to help Australians with low superannuation balances receive financial advice, Westpac ... |
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