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What the 2018 Budget means for you

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
More changes to Australia's $2.6 trillion superannuation system, additional funding to the nation's financial services regulators, personal tax cuts and additional pensioner benefits are the major talking points of Budget 2018. The 2018 Budget is arguably ...

Budget paves way for retirement income framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
The Federal Government will accelerate the development of retirement income products and means testing could come as early as 1 July 2019. In Tuesday night's Budget, the Government said it will introduce a retirement income covenant that will require ...

Corporate bond demand strengthens: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
... deeply-rooted property and equities investment culture to defensive assets that preserve capital and generate a reliable income stream. This is according to the joint study conducted by FIIG Securities and Deloitte Access Economics, which shows corporate ...

XTB launches ESG fixed income portfolio

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2018
... investments from this universe to create the portfolio. XTB says the portfolio provides investors regular and predictable income stream, with a return higher than "cash-like" investments but a risk profile that is safer than equities and hybrids. It ...

What will estate planning look like in 2020?

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
Looking beyond 2020, netwealth technical services head Keat Chew said financial advisers must consider the prospect of small tax increases on superannuation earnings and lump sum payments. Speaking at a recent netwealth CPD event in Sydney, Chew took ...

Industry fund launches lifecycle default option

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
A $7 billion industry superannuation fund is launching a default option that will automatically adjust with members' age. The Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund's LifetimeOne option, to be launched in May, aims to give members better ...

New law tightens unpaid SG penalties

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... you, but that's not always the case." The new provisions, O'Dwyer added, will enable the transition to retirement income stream of a super fund member to be paid at death to their eligible dependants without having to be commuted and a new income stream ...

TAL named top life insurer for 2017

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
... TAL Life Critical Illness Premier Plan. CommInsure also won three awards: Investment Bond of the Year; Annuity and Income Stream Innovation Product of the Year (CommInsure Retire Smarter); and the Income Protection Product of the Year (CommInsure Income ...

Labor's imputation credit reform cops industry backlash

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
The Labor Party's proposed dividend imputation reforms has received backlash from numerous industry heavyweights believing it will have unintended and negative implications on retirees. Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen proposed to eliminate the cash rebate ...

Beware downsizer downsides

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2018
... transfer balance cap, they will be restricted in how much of their downsizer contribution can be used to start an income stream," he said. Likewise, those with bigger superannuation balances, particularly SMSFs, should weigh the benefits of using the ...