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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 ...

Poor equities performance sees MySuper suffer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
... Super, Club Plus Super and HESTA. The median return seen was 0.8%. Finally, the top five retirement products were NGS Income Stream, First Super Allocated Pensions, Equip Pensions, Club Plus Pension and Statewide Super Pension. The overall median return ...

AFA explains stance on grandfathered commissions

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
... products, then there's a range of complications. Exit fees, capital gains tax, Centrelink deeming treatment of older income stream products, life insurance arrangements and the cost of the advice would all need to be considered. "The Federal Government ...

Industry fund awards $180m fixed income mandate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... Energy Super's investment in PGIOF will sit in the fund's defensive alternatives portfolio, and will provide a core income stream from global fixed income. "The cornerstone of Payden's investment philosophy is that active management of fixed income investments ...