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Super's objective needs to get personal

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... and fairness. KPMG has also submitted its ideas around super taxation and calls for the review of all legislative impediments around the creation of innovative and comprehensive retirement income products by trustees.

Actuaries Institute asks for FSI to be implemented

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
... including retirees' housing wealth. "The Institute strongly supports the Government's intention to remove legislative impediments to product innovation and the options to pre-select a comprehensive income product for retirement (CIPR). The introduction ...

Seniors react to Commission's retirement housing idea

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... Actuaries Institute housing working group head Catherine Nance said some smart thinking is needed about how to remove impediments to allow retirees to make better use of their housing wealth. The institute will soon issue its own policy paper on home ...

Super changes won't close gender retirement gap: AIST

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
... super savings of 44%. We can't afford a system that fails half the population so badly," Campo said. "One of the key impediments to women achieving better security in retirement is the structure of super tax concessions. At the moment, the more you earn ...

Financial System Inquiry response cut-out-and-keep guide

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
... retirement is currently narrow and does not always meet individuals' needs and preferences. We will continue work to remove impediments to retirement income product development. "The Government agrees to extend the choice of fund arrangements to more ...

New website gives advisers company ESG ratings

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
... advisers to access this kind of information, we hope to grow the pool of responsible investment more broadly, removing impediments faced by consumers who want to invest responsibly." CAER chief executive Duncan Paterson said. Simon O'Connor, chief executive ...

Super funds need to compete globally

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... Employees' Superannuation Fund (MIESF) chief investment officer Mary McLaughlin said super funds need to think about impediments and what can be done to "overcome them and truly be global investors." "What's the pension fund in Toronto doing? What's ...

Retirement income is not one-size-fits-all

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... into that space as soon as we possibly can but we just need some clarity on some of the tax issues that are currently impediments before transferring people straight across to a product." Professor of Finance at Monash University, Deborah Ralston, said ...

Senate inquiry into gender retirement income gap launched

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
... potential drivers including the gender pay gap and women's caring responsibilities; whether there are any structural impediments in the superannuation system; and the adequacy of the main sources of retirement income for women. Earlier this year the ...

Findex life insurance goes commission-free

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... legacy systems, combined with the dominant culture of high up front commissions in the advisory industry, have been impediments to change so far," he continued. "We welcomed the Trowbridge Report but have always believed in aiming higher by seeking 100% ...