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Super savings on track

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2008
Just as new research confirms that Australians are on track for a retirement income equivalent to more than 90 per cent of average weekly earnings, concerns are growing about the damage rising inflation could have on these savings goals. AMP which has ...

AXA North open for non-super savings

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
AXA Australia has launched North Investments, a capital guaranteed product that can be used for non-super or ordinary money investments. North Investment follows the launch of North Personal Superannuation and Pension product in November last year. ...

Escalator gets US tick of approval

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2008
Plum Financial Service's super savings program, Escalator, has received the thumbs up from US investment powerhouse, Vanguard, as it continues to garner business from its Australian corporate clients. Plum managing director Mike Fitzsimons visited Vanguard ...

Party like it's 1983

... non-taxable. He suggested that by consolidating multiple accounts before 30 June, a greater proportion of the individual's super savings will be treated as tax exempt. And they can increase this amount further by making additional contributions to the ...

Make retirement day count: Westpac FP

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2007
... they weren't missing out on significant savings. "The savings can be significant. For example, for someone with super savings of $500,000, the decision to retire at age 60 rather than 59 could increase their lump sum payout by $38,866 or add an extra ...

Super fund ARIA buys Chifley Square

... merged board of Australia's two commonwealth public sector super funds, PSS and CSS, and manages $17 billion of super savings on behalf of government employees. Michelle Baltazar

Costello puts super and savings in the hands of kids

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2006
... said. The Treasurer also flagged intentions to address young people's apathy towards superannuation and their lost super savings through raising its profile as a long-term savings vehicle. "I would like younger people to learn about superannuation," ...

Housing and super can work together: Max Super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2006
... political leverage - could be it also assisting younger generations to enter the housing market. The idea of combining super savings and paying off a house has, however, been dismissed in the past because of fears it would fuel house prices, promote ...

More super incentives from the Treasurer

... system, the Treasurer Peter Costello is back in the limelight offering even more incentives for people to boost their super savings. Yes, both the reasonable benefit limits (RBLs) and age-based contribution limits will be abolished. Yes, there will be ...

SMSFs most flexible option post Budget: Mariner

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2006
... newly introduced cap on undeducted contributions of $150,000 per annum, Mariner believes the best way to top up super savings is to invest jointly with an SMSF and progressively transfer the component of the investment that the members hold into their ...