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Allianz Retire+ makes key appointments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2023
... to be able to share my learnings from leading one of Australia's most awarded industry funds to identify how retirement income specialists like Allianz Retire+ can work with super funds to deliver valuable solutions for retirees." Davison boasts 30 years' ...

Treasury to scrap advice admin burdens, boosts intra-fund advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
... fixing financial advice and helping five million Australians, at or approaching retirement, gain access to more retirement income advice - require the highest urgency. "Over the past decade or so, the financial advice sector has undergone significant ...

ESSSuper reduces admin fees, renews insurance mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023
... administration fees... This is in line with our 'profit-to-member' ethos and will help to increase members' retirement benefits," the government fund said. The changes apply to accumulation and income stream members. However, only the fee ...

No longer an accumulation game: ART

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
... flexible access and managing risks, this is quite challenging." Spragg said even though the innovative retirement income stream bucket is quite broad, they could look similar at face value. However, there are underlying distinctions. "So, how do we draw ...

AustralianSuper mistake spurs call for regulatory intervention

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
... According to the Productivity Commission, unnecessary multiple accounts can leave someone over $50,000 worse off in retirement. The fund is aiming to return affected members to the financial position they'd be in if this incident hadn't occurred. ...

Another round of consultation for veteran super taxation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... (Douglas decision). The Douglas decision found that certain veterans' invalidity pension payments in the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (DFRDB) and Military Superannuation benefits (MSB) schemes are super lump sums for income tax purposes ...

Superannuation market defies capital market chaos

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2023
... lower than the 20.8% peak in 2017, before the introduction of the Transfer Balance Cap (TBC). The TBC limited tax-free retirement savings to $1.6 million. Rainmaker suggested that without the TBC, total superannuation contributions in 2022 would have ...

Super reform "takes away the right to be tax exempt"

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
... contributions, tax on earnings, and now a tax on drawdowns. We will be the only country in the world who taxes a person on their retirement savings every step of the way." Unrealised capital gains tax Meanwhile, Bradford's key arguments against including ...

Super funds have the power to make change: Advocates

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... outcomes. "It comes back to the purpose of super which is for people to have a decent retirement and having a decent retirement income is part of that picture," said Colvin. "But, if the cost of living keeps going up then to have a decent retirement ...

Aware Super restructures investment team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... execute on leading, innovative investment strategies which drive strong risk-adjusted returns for our members' retirement income streams." As for the income and markets role, Scott Rissman joins from QIC's liquid markets group. He had been at ...