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IRESS readies industry for super reforms

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
... tax concessions, a $1.6 million transfer balance cap, the removal of the tax exemptions for transition to retirement pensions and a new system of 'catch-up' concessional contributions to assist those with broken work patterns. The reforms will take effect ...

Elder financial abuse requires education

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
... if expressly authorised to do so under an enduring power of attorney and the same rule should apply for reversionary pensions. "The Association believes that the ongoing uncertainty around the application of the BDBN provisions is an emerging risk for ...

Japan to drive real assets globally

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2017
... to risk." The reliable income streams afforded by real asset investment would prove beneficial for Japan's corporate pensions, public pensions and financial institutions that are almost all designed as defined benefit schemes. Likewise, infrastructure ...

CGT top of adviser minds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
... complying with the $1.6 million transfer balance cap, or changes to the tax treatment of transition to retirement (TTR) pensions. It's important to keep in mind CGT relief is not automatic and the client must choose, where eligible, the investments on ...

Super reforms will drive advice demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
... using the proportionate method to calculate their Exempt Current Pension Income if the fund was only paying account-based pensions or term allocated pensions.

No such thing as a must own company: Analyst

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
... liability was not reflected in its price or earnings numbers. "The share price generally does not include debt, underfunded pensions or healthcare entitlements," Goei said. "It's important to make these key adjustments to a company's financials to get ...

ANZ shuts down broking business

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
... well-known for providing market-leading technology to its customers both in Australia and globally," ANZ managing director pensions and investments Peter Mullin said. "Share trading remains an important customer proposition for ANZ, and this agreement ...

Real assets courting insto appetites in 2017

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
... to BlackRock research. BlackRock's global survey of 240 large institutional investors - including public and corporate pensions, insurers and foundations - found that 61% intended to increase their allocations to real assets this year. Only 3% intended ...

Australian pension market grows

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
Australia is the fourth largest pensions market in the world, having surpassed Canada at the close of 2016. Willis Towers Watson's Global Pension Assets Study shows that Australia's higher aggregate weight to Australian cash and lower weight to bonds ...

Instos must stress test: Mercer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
... head of investment research Deb Clarke said. "Whilst our four themes reflect some of the key issues facing the global pensions and investment community, organisations will respond in different ways, reflecting their specific beliefs, objectives, governance ...