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Annuities not right for default pensions: Rice Warner

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
... and estate planning purposes instead of retirement income," adding: "Besides, people are locked into paying 12% of their salary into super. The key to Michael's concern is in adequate member communication, which the industry takes very seriously anyway." ...

Greens slam CBA executives pay rise

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
... poor financial advice remains ongoing, Greens Senator Peter Wish-Wilson said. "It is not a good look to be increasing your salary when your organisation is dealing with a scandal that hasn't been fixed yet," Whish-Wilson told Financial Standard. The ...

Telstra offers incentives to switch DB members to accumulation

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... the switch which will vary depending on their circumstances. These include a favourable adjustment to the Final Average Salary (FAS) calculation, additional take-home pay and increased superannuation contributions for a period of time if they transfer ...

MyState names new CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... with Westpac. In the announcement, MyState volunteered details of Sulicich's four-year contract. He will be paid a fixed salary of $550,000 per annum including super, with a short-term cash bonus of up 50% of his fixed remuneration (FAR), and a long-term ...

FEATURE: Gear up for retirement

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... retired Australian couple. "We are finding that readiness varies a lot between funds; it depends on the members' balances, salary level and sector," Mercer senior partner David Knox says. He explains that superannuation funds tend to respond quickly ...

Research contradicts group risk claims crisis

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... for their members. Equip has slashed premiums on its death and total and permanent disablement (TPD) cover as well as its salary continuance cover. Equip Personal members, who comprise over half of the fund's 52,000 membership, were the greatest beneficiaries ...

Equip slashes insurance premiums

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
Equip has announced cuts to premiums for its death and total and permanent disablement (TPD) cover and its salary continuance cover. Equip's chief executive officer Danielle Press said the reductions were the result of thorough examination of the fund's ...

Funds passport 'doomed to fail' without tax reform

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
... the funds passports as they currently stand are a somewhat crude solution. "As we grow from 9.25% to 12% contribution of salary, we will over-capitalise the Australian market if we continue to see super structures that are 80% or 90% domestically focused. ...

IPA calls for repeal of 10% rule

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
... income from other sources, the maximum concessional superannuation contribution will be $15,000 if he or she is able to salary sacrifice their entire employment income. But if the employer does not allow the employee to salary sacrifice the super contributions ...

Wilson HTM confirms managing director appointment

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
... director of Pinnacle Investment Management. The group informed the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) that Grant's base salary will be $400,000 per annum and that he is entitled to receive a bonus based on profitability for the 2014 financial year. ...