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Technical Services Forum: Keep advisers informed of change

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
Lively discussion broke out during the first Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum for 2019 in Sydney yesterday, with the consensus being financial advisers must be across which products are exempt from means testing. Challenger head ...

Hostplus partners to launch PE emerging managers program

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
The industry superannuation fund is partnering with a global private investments firm to establish a private equity emerging managers program in the US. Global private investments firm Flexstone Partners, which is an affiliate of Natixis Investment ...

Franking changes feared by shareholders

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... for medical expenses and buying groceries. "In this context, it would be very disappointing to see this retirement income stream taken away from them," he said. Freeman also pointed to the continued faith retail investors placed in Australian companies ...

TAL goes back-to-back at AFA awards

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... Challenger made a clean sweep of the three annuity awards, winning overall annuity provider of the year, the long term income stream award and the annuity and income stream innovation award for its deferred lifetime annuity. Zurich was recognised for ...

Amendments to retirement income law assent

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
... means test rules - according to the Parliament - strike a balance between encouraging the development of lifetime income stream products and ensuring that the assessment of lifetime income streams is fair and reflects the value of the products. The amendments ...

Interest in early access to super rises

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
... "However, super benefits can be accessed as a tax-free lump sum during this period, or used to commence a retirement income stream, which receives both a tax exemption on earnings, and has no maximum pension restriction." It may be more flexible and ...

Government consults on super legislation

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2019
... higher payment. The draft regulations would also change the definition of life-expectancy period for innovative income stream products to account properly for the number of days in a leap year. They are also set to maintain the capped defined benefit ...

Class appoints chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2019
Class appointed a new chief executive to replace Kevin Bungard. Andrew Russell will join the SMSF administration and accounting software provider as managing director and chief executive in early May 2019. He was most recently executive general manager ...

Super fintech chief steps back

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019
A strategic review will see the chief executive of an ASX-listed payments and superannuation fintech step down from the lead role. Effective today, Robin Beauchamp will vacate the role of chief executive at InPayTech. Beauchamp will take on the role ...

Alternatives an antidote to volatility: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
As volatility continues to plague the equity markets, alternatives are attracting investors with solid income streams and stability amid the uncertainty. The inaugural J.P. Morgan Global Alternatives Outlook, which surveyed global chief executives ...