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Contributions, efficiencies still matter

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
... Garry Weaven, chairman of Industry Funds Management, told the National Press Club in Canberra yesterday that with super savings now being more than $1 trillion, lifting net investment performance by one per cent a year is equivalent to boosting GDP by ...

TWU Super ups retirement stakes

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
... TransPension's Transition to Retirement pension, or TRAP, is designed to give members aged 55 and older access to their super savings as a regular income stream while they are still within the workforce. "When a TRAP is paired with salary sacrificing ...

Vision Super eyes banking within super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
... it paired up with transactional banking provider Cuscal to offer fund members a banking service to access their super savings. Vision Super's fund development manager David Moxon said members over the age of 60 can now avail of the new investment option ...

Tuning in to Generation Next: ASFA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
... said ASFA chief Pauline Vamos. "As for Gen Y, we need to engage them so they, on the other hand, don't lose their super savings," she said. The Communications Forum starts at 12.15pm tomorrow at the Maritime Museum in Sydney followed by the awards to ...

Govt revises temporary res super bill

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
... government's revised temporary resident superannuation proposal cuts employer compliance costs and allows overseas workers' super savings to grow while they remain in Australia. The revised law means employers will be able to make superannuation guarantee ...

Protect super savings: PwC survey

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
The Australian Securities Investments Commission (ASIC) and the financial services industry must work together to find better ways to protect superannuation savings, according to the PricewaterhouseCoopers Investment Management CEO survey 2008. The ...

CONNECT targets retirees

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
... super in a regular income stream rather than a lump sum. With a pension, CONECT will continue investing members' super savings and absorb the risk of managing the funds. The account-based pension still permits lump sum withdrawals for members looking ...

Contribs tax for women under review

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2008
... superannuation and corporate law, told journalists at question time of an industry forum yesterday that one way the super savings of women could be increased is by getting rid of the contributions tax when they are on maternity leave or taking a break ...

Russell launches integrated super banking account

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2008
... Meanwhile, Linda Elkins, Russell Superannuation managing director, said modern retirees are likely to be accessing their super savings for 25 years beyond retiring and the enhancements now on offer with RPAP are inline with their firm's desire to highlight ...

Self-employed lack super

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2008
... self-employed individuals make tax deductible super contributions in any given year despite tax incentives aimed at boosting super savings. "Given the tax and other advantages associated with such contributions, ASFA's research suggests that more self-employed ...