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Pension rule changes to benefit 740,000

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2013
... in March 2013. This announcement brings the deeming rates in line with available financial returns." National Seniors Australia, which lobbied hard for the last deeming rate cut in March 2013 after four years of no change and more recently during the ...

Bank levy upsets senior lobby

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
Lobby group National Seniors Australia have criticised the government's plan to put a 0.05% levy on bank deposits in 2016, saying it will force pensioners into riskier investment alternatives. National Seniors Australia chief executive Michael O'Neill ...

Financial literacy in retirement a human rights issue: AHRC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
... retirement by the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC). The release coincided with a call from National Seniors Australia, the consumer lobby for older Australians, for a coordinated financial literacy awareness campaign for older Australians. The ...

Self-education cap to harm senior workers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... professional self-education could put professionals over 50 years old in a situation of disadvantage, National Seniors Australia said. The organisation said that if the legislation comes into force on July 1, 2014, it would impose an additional barrier ...

Super election infighting intensifies

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
... off super have come from all corners of the financial services industry from consumer groups such as National Seniors Australia to top executives like Commonwealth Bank boss Ian Narev. Now Simon Crean, sacked from the cabinet for his role in last month's ...

Politicians move 'super' goal posts at their peril

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... according to Michael Hutton, head of wealth management at HLB Mann Judd Sydney. However, recent research by National Seniors Australia has reveals that more than half of Australians aged over 45 (who follow superannuation) believe the rules change too ...

Tough turkey for retirees this Christmas

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
... energy, health and home maintenance costs are compounding the misery on older Australians, a new joint National Seniors Australia and Challenger over-50s life sentiment measure has found.

Older Australians delaying retirement

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
... collaborative effort, researched between Australian National University, AMP, Rice Warner Actuaries and National Seniors Australia. The report's authors are Dr Tim Higgins and Dr Steven Roberts from the Australian National University. Results were drawn ...

Call for self-funded retirees inclusion

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... 285,000 self-funded retirees to miss out on the compensation scheme for pensioners, according to the National Seniors Australia. As it stands now, pensioners and Commonwealth Seniors Health Card holders will receive a Clean Energy Supplement of $338 ...

Seniors question policy hold-up on retirement

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
National Seniors Australia is tired of waiting for the government to make up its mind on retirement incomes policy and has demanded the government step up with some clarity on what the regulations will be. Speaking at the 2011 SPAA SMSF National Conference ...