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Future Fund director puts WA property on the market

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2021
John Poynton has listed for sale his family's 15-bedroom property in Western Australia, with the price expected to be in the $7.5 million range. Sundance Lodge in Yallingup is spread over 13.2 hectares, and comes with 15 beds, 14 bathrooms, 36 car parks ...

ISA calls SG increase delay a tax grab

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
... government support payments. The statement from ISA is in response to an article published in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age which alleged that the government has a "secret" plan to make the legislated increase to 12% optional. The story was based ...

HESTA hikes group insurance premiums again

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
... estimated net insurance fees to $7.92 per week. In April 2020, HESTA hiked the standard cover's cost by 1.6% to 13.4% for the age groups below 67. Reilly said it was too early to say what impact COVID-19 would have on insurance premiums. "Changes ...

First Super adds to board

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 21 DEC 2020
... director of Innovation & Business Skills Australia's furnishing industry reference committee. Starting his working career at the age of 17 as an apprentice cabinet maker, Brakell has worked in commercial furniture, shopfitting and joinery, doors, windows ...

AIA to launch income protection product

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
... injury or sickness that satisfies a material and substantial duties definition. The benefit period lasts five years up to the age of 65 and is available as an ordinary policy or through superannuation. IP CORE offers a payment of up to 70% of pre-disablement ...

Magnolia bids for real estate agency

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2020
Magnolia Capital has made a takeover bid for an ASX-listed real estate agent, which the latter claims the bid price is too low. Magnolia Equities III has put forth an off-market, cash takeover bid for The Agency Group (AU1). Magnolia is offering four ...

RIR reveals bleak financial upside for disabled people

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... Retirement Income Review has revealed disabled people are less likely to be in financial stress and poverty when retiring on the age pension alone than in their working lives - demonstrating the struggle a lot of disabled people have making ends meet ...

QSuper bets on new retirement product

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... money. Chief executive Michael Pennisi told a recent member update that the product, while still in the works, complements the Age Pension and other superannuation earnings. The idea was conceived because he worries about the significant risks retirees ...

Advice for all could add $630bn to economy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... the entire population. The modelling found the total economic uplift could be $630.3 billion each year and spending on the Age Pension would reduce by 21.6%. For individuals, personal annual incomes would rise by 30.6% or $24,716 on average. At present ...

Confusion over retirement income objectives

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... on what that should be. The Retirement Income Review report found the role of the pillars - superannuation, savings and the Age Pension - have to be determined in terms of how they can contribute towards achieving the system's objective. Many submissions ...