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Raising Preservation Age could be problematic

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
... access. Following a Productivity Commission report on retirement policy, the Financial Services Council (FSC) believes Australians should consider the benefits to their retirement savings by working up to the age of 65. FSC chief executive, Sally Loane ...

AustralianSuper posts double digit returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
AustralianSuper's balanced investment option recorded its third year of double digit returns during 2014-15, reflecting the benefits of an increased focus on active and internal management of assets. After taxes and fees the AustralianSuper balanced ...

BT launches direct investment platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
... (47%) and a lack of spare cash (51%). "BT Go-invest is here to help make share market investment a reality for more Australians," Potts concluded.

Super fund members switching at record rates: research

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
Australians are paying attention to the superannuation conversation with new data showing super members are switching funds at a level not seen since 2010. Eleven per cent of super members switched funds last year, up from 9% in 2013. About 5% are intending ...

Australian Defence Force offered super fund choice

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
... offered to Australian public servants (15.4%) and significantly higher than the 9.5% available to the majority of Australians. Members of the current Military Superannuation and Benefits Scheme (MSBS) may choose to move to the new scheme or remain in ...

AustralianSuper to pay early insurance to terminally ill

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
From today Australians with a life expectancy of two years or less can fully access their superannuation savings yet the country's largest industry fund has gone a step further and negotiated for the early release of life insurance benefits. AustralianSuper ...

CommInsure annuities listed on CFS wrap platforms

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
... or combining the age pension with an account based pension and a lifetime annuity can provide superior outcomes for Australians in retirement. "A combination of a CPI-indexed lifetime annuity with the age pension can be used to help meet the customer's ...

Super industry collectively engages indigenous Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... keenly watch the unfolding of the country's superannuation industry and government policy in the area. He believes many Australians share the same challenges when dealing with superannuation and his comments came alongside support for the inaugural Indigenous ...

Wilson to raise $550m for philanthropic LIC

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... company would be on track to make an annual donation of approximately $5.5 million to organisations that support young Australians affected by mental illness. The fund will give investors exposure to top global equities fund managers such as Magellan ...

Shares lower on Greece worries

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015
... share market has opened lower as cautious traders await news from Greece. CMC chief market analyst Ric Spooner said Australians had woken up to a standoff between the two parties following a presumption there would be a resolution between Greece and ...