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Retirees increasingly favour income over lumps sums

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
... superannuation through income streams rather than withdrawing lump sums, according to new analysis released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Bjorn Jarvis, the program manager of the ABS' labour and income branch reported that almost 1.2 ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
... ABS The number of dwellings approved fell 0.9% in June 2016, in trend terms, according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today. This is the second successive monthly fall. Dwelling approvals decreased in June in Western Australia ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
... consistent with the average growth rate over the last six months, according to trend figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The latest Labour Force data shows over the past month, trend employment increased by 8,300 people to ...

SuperGuard360 gives SMSF trustees greater protection

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
... access to a SMSF trustee's personal identity and uses it to gain control of their fund's assets. In fact, the Australian Bureau of Statistics estimates that more than one million people each year are subject to identity fraud, including SMSF-related ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
Australia housing finance The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that the total value of dwelling finance commitments increased by 1.0% in the month of May as a 3.9% jump in "investment housing" more than offset the 0.6% fall in lending"owner ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
Australian dwelling approvals The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released figures showing that total dwelling units approved dropped by 5.2% in the month of May, worse than market expectations for a 3.3% fall and more than reversing April's 3.3% ...

Lost super campaigns have much further to go

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
... worked, between 27 and 31 May 2016. The data was weighted to the latest population estimates sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics to ensure representation of the Australian population.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
Australia employment The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) "Labour Force, Australia" report showed that an estimated 17,900 jobs were created in May. This was more than consensus expectations for a 15,000 gain but part-time employment - rising ...

Well over $3m in super savings needed

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
... on an income of $100,000 from a defined benefits pension scheme. Bewley used life expectancy tables from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and ASIC's Moneysmart capital guaranteed indicator to work out the amount of superannuation people would need ...

Self-employed missing super savings

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
... super makes for a sound business decision." The research comes from new and previously unpublished data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) in its survey of Housing Income and Wealth (2013-14), as well as other ABS data. "The ABS data reinforces ...