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Industry welcomes pensioners' dividend tax policy exemption: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... protection to self-funded retirees, many of whom draw their retirement income from retirement savings built over the lifetime in an SMSF to avoid relying on government support," Maroney said. This week, we ask: Should the victim of a serious crime have ...

Labor's amended cash dividend refunds fall short: SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... protection to self-funded retirees, many of whom draw their retirement income from retirement savings built over the lifetime in an SMSF to avoid relying on government support," Maroney said. "These retirees have depended on receiving a refund of the ...

Government renews calls for financial literacy support

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
... schools is crucial to ensuring students develop the knowledge and skills to make sound financial decisions throughout their lifetime, including around saving, borrowing and investing. "That is why we want to give more teachers the capacity to teach their ...

Contract work threatens super: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
... century. "Unless we shift the terms of the debate, it's hard to imagine a worse outcome for both workers retiring after a lifetime of fragmented employment and the next generation of Australians who will be asked to support them from a shrinking tax ...

AustralianSuper slashes insurance premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
... Kerlin said. By way of example, Kerlin said default insurance costs equate to around 0.8% of salary over the member's lifetime in the fund, compared with the code's maximum of 1%. "Importantly, this includes the majority of service levels outlined in ...

Super funds that embrace change will prevail: DST

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... retirement investment mix." "It is the combination of challenges and remedies that have created the opportunity of a lifetime for superannuation funds and life insurance companies," DST director product management Sam Higgie said. "All players in the ...

Industry funds reign supreme: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... boast both the largest membership base and youngest members, providing industry funds with the greatest long-term or lifetime growth potential, according to Roy Morgan. The data shows that of Australia's 13.4 million superannuants, 6.8 million (50.7%) ...

FS has you covered in 2017

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
Financial Standard attended all the major industry conferences this year to keep you informed. Chief Economists Forum It may well be Rainmaker's 25th anniversary in 2017, but this year also marked the anniversary of several historic and global economic ...

Retail MySuper outpacing NFP products

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
... The top five life-stage products (varying by age cohort) for the 40-49 age bracket over the same period were: QSuper Lifetime (8.8%), Sunsuper for Life (8.4%), LGS MySuper Age-based Investment (7.8%), AMP MySuper No.2 (7.8%) and First State Super MySuper ...

Financial Synergy founder launches new firm

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
... income and longevity risk problem. David Orford's new venture, Optimum Pensions, is rolling out a product called Real Lifetime Pension (RLP). RLP is a white-label solution for superannuation funds and is designed to accompany the regular income stream ...