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Age pension kept at highest indexation rate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... critically important safety net for many Australians. That is why as our population ages, we need to ensure the pension is sustainable and affordable." PLANNED CHANGES TO THE AGE PENSION FROM JANUARY 2017: WHO'S AFFECTED: * 91,378 will lose the part-pension ...

Retirees can increase their withdrawal rate: Milliman

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
... Matterson said. The Milliman analysis indicates an increased retiree withdrawal rate lies in the calculation of a sustainable portfolio withdrawal rate and the ability to manage three fundamental risk factors - market risk, inflation risk, and longevity ...

Dear mom, all's good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
... - the "forward guidance" that "The board will continue to assess the outlook and adjust policy as needed to foster sustainable growth in demand and inflation outcomes consistent with the inflation target over time". The latest "Budget" news is also good ...

RBA cuts as expected, A$ does the unexpected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... to begin raising the federal funds rate until sometime in early 2016. Economic activity appears to be on a solid, sustainable growth path, which, on its own, would support a rate hike soon. However, the weak first-quarter data do give me pause, and I ...

FPA proposes risk commission cap

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... FPA is proposing upfront payments to be capped at four times ongoing payments." Rantall said the association wants sustainable change in the life risk sector through higher professional standards and by improving the public perception of the life risk ...

CSRI identifies super flaws

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
Ahead of its post-budget forum on June 2, the Committee for Sustainable Retirement Incomes has identified key issues with Australia's superannuation system in its FSI submission. According to CSRI's statement, the submission "identified as a priority ...

Frydenberg to decide on advice standards in June

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
... Participants in the roundtable also emphasised the importance of sensible transitional mechanisms, robust governance, sustainable funding and achieving enduring reform.

Future Fund grows to $117bn

AAP AND DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
... excessive risk and this is particularly important as policy makers globally adjust settings with a view to delivering sustainable growth." Future Fund managing director David Neal said looking forward the fund is conscious that prospective returns can ...

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BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015

Hockey slams Labor super tax proposal

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... Super Australia said in a statement that it "responds to the need to put super tax concessions on a fairer and more sustainable footing" and "reflects the reality that tax concessions on earnings for retirees are growing at more than twice the rate of ...