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Actuaries re-enter super housing debate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
... easier for them to downsize. The Institute noted that the paper "was not primarily concerned with reducing government expenditure on age-related services, though that is likely to be an outcome."

Retirement income goal would solve super's issues: CSRI

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... financial risks; providing certainty with necessary safeguards; and contributing to the sustainability of government expenditure.

Tax incentives for early stage investors too narrow: KPMG

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
... difficult issue, which requires further consideration," Wilson said. KPMG also worries the thresholds for income and expenditure amounts appear low and it could defeat the objective of encouraging equity investment into young, growing businesses. "It ...

ZIRP to bring back "animal spirits"?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
Actual total private new capital expenditures may have surprised on the upside, rising by 0.8% in the three months ended December 2015 when they were expected to drop by 3.0% but... they're still not a pretty set of numbers. Uglier still, according ...

Industry bodies attack SG freeze speculation

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... would not only reduce retirement incomes of the majority of older Australians, but also lead to increased government expenditure on the Age Pension in the near future. Currently, the SG is scheduled to increase from 9.5% to 10% in 2021, and then incrementally ...

Treasury revises cost of super tax concessions

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
... billion a year," Vamos said. ASFA said with the current legislated settings for the Superannuation Guarantee (SG), expenditure on the Age Pension is projected to reach 3.6% of GDP in 2054/55. In the absence of superannuation savings, expenditure on the ...

Ageing Australia will impact budget for next decade

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
... services, here and overseas," Vamos said. ASFA's research in the area says that by 2055, Australian government Aged Care expenditure is projected to rise from 0.9% of GDP in 2014-15 to 1.7% of GDP in 2054-55. Health care costs funded by the government ...

FSC calls for 22% company tax

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016
... means there is no more easy money for Canberra. Australia's ageing population demands that our governments restrain expenditure. Ending bracket creep will drive better fiscal accountability. Indexing the tax thresholds also prevents compensation given ...

Minimum withdrawal rates act as default: CSIRO

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016
... retirees are currently holding at retirement or death is far below the amount required for a comfortable level of expenditure."

Public sector retirees angry over income exemption cuts

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2016
... previous change to enable fairer assessment of a person's need for income support," the spokesman said. "At a time when expenditure on the age pension was projected to rise from $39.5 billion in 2013-2014 to $72.3 billion in 2023-2024 without any changes ...

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Australia's retirement system receives first A-grade

KARREN VERGARA
Australia's retirement system has finally received an A-grade rating in the annual Marsh CFA Institute Global Pension Index after stagnating at the B+ level for the last five years.

Brighter Super changes up investment, insurance fees

KARREN VERGARA
Not-for-profit fund Brighter Super has introduced numerous changes to its fees, decreasing investment fees while increasing insurance costs.

Channel Capital wins distribution mandate

MATTHEW WAI
Channel Capital has been appointed by Coller EQT to distribute, promote and service investor support to the two secondaries strategies currently available in Australia.

Perpetual asset management outflows hit $9.6bn

VINNY VUCAGO
Perpetual's asset management business recorded $9.6 billion in net outflows during the September quarter, weighing on funds under management as its Corporate Trust Division reached a record $1.4 trillion in funds under administration.

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