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Aged care advice enquiries skyrocket

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
... well. It's extremely expensive, so there are a lot of clients coming in for the advice they need to maximise their age pension, lower the cost of care as much as possible and ensure they do it in such a way that there's a guaranteed bed for them or their ...

CommInsure annuities listed on CFS wrap platforms

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
... to driving greater awareness and take up of annuities." Lytas explained that a "layered approach" or combining the age pension with an account based pension and a lifetime annuity can provide superior outcomes for Australians in retirement. "A combination ...

Equipsuper members anxious about retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015
... for retirement. In the Pulse survey, 55% of respondents believe they will rely wholly or in part on the government age pension to provide an income. Only about a quarter of respondents felt confident about their retirement finances and thought they would ...

Treasury extends tax debate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... retirement incomes proponent" thereof. The Tax White Paper addresses the relationships and interdependencies between the age pension, superannuation, tax and employment, and it has received submissions from all sectors of the financial services industry. ...

Super tax concession savings not overly generous: NAB

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
... level of self-sufficiency among retirees can be achieved by increasing the years of self-provision at a minimum of the age pension rate, and by "ensuring that a significant majority of the superannuation population is saving to the level needed to fund ...

Super pool reducing Aussie reliance on foreign capital: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
... consideration of superannuation tax policy settings." The research shows superannuation is reducing the cost of the Age Pension on the federal budget. Superannuation has also increased savings and reduced the cost of investment which has contributed ...

Rice Warner debunks super myths

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... difficult to see how Australia can get meaningful reform without change to tax concessions and to the eligibility for the Age Pension.

FEATURE: Defending wealth

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... might mean that "the income is not there to satisfy the cost of living and they could develop a high dependency on the Age Pension." In this context, low volatility strategies that minimise risk and target stable income are becoming increasingly popular. ...

Super reforms to hurt retirees

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
The Treasury's proposed changes to the Age Pension in the 2015 Budget were targeted at "liquid millionaires" claiming government assistance, but some industry figures say the new rules will hit the most vulnerable retirees over the long-term. According ...

Shadow Treasurer will go to election over super

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... This will grow to 44% over the next 30 years," Bowen said. "The rate of growth dwarfs the increase in the scale of age pension costs. Joe Hockey's own budget papers show the cost of the concession doubling over just the next four years to more than $30 ...