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ANZ partners with Mercer for retiree portfolios

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
... want to live comfortably in retirement, without the fear of running out of money or being solely dependent on the aged pension." "Access to quality financial advice will help Australians secure their future financial wellbeing. This is why we developed ...

Pension changes will impact retirement adequacy

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
Impending changes to the aged pension asset test thresholds will have a significant impact on the number of couples able to achieve a comfortable retirement, according to new research from Willis Towers Watson (WTW). The joint research from WTW and ...

Well over $3m in super savings needed

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
... people to have enough to live off their superannuation savings without needing to supplement their income with the aged pension and become a "burden to tax payers." Chairman of the SMSF Owners' Alliance, Bruce Foy said: "Dr Bewley's analysis clearly ...

Govt underestimates SMSF Budget impact: BGL

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
... build a superannuation balance that will provide sufficient retirement income pushing them back to the government Aged Pension. "I think the main difference between our data and the budget data is that our data is real world data," BGL managing director ...

Super's objective needs to get personal

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... would be supported by three high-level objectives of adequate levels of retirement income, relieving pressure on the Aged Pension and increasing national savings. The SMSF Association has backed the FSI's recommendation and chief executive Andrea Slattery ...

AFA recommends SG monthly threshold removal

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
... perspective that women would retire with more money in their superannuation fund. "This would place less pressure on the aged pension across the board. As statistics prove women live longer than men, the reliance on the aged pension is more significant ...

OPINION: Super is Murray's big rock

ANDREW BRAGG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
... position against increasing health, and pension costs and to provide a better standard of living in retirement than the aged pension. Murray's elegant recommendation to set clear aims for super comes at the ideal time before we recommence the Tax White ...

NAB and FPA back super in PPL

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
... include simplifying the rules on claiming a tax deduction for financial advice; considering the provision of deferred aged pension entitlements for each year working beyond Age Pension age; and tax incentives for employers to engage older workers. The ...

Super tax concession savings not overly generous: NAB

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
... smoothing and greater savings towards self-funding an adequate retirement, or enhancing outcomes for those on the aged pension when there is capacity to do so.

Hockey contemplates first home buyer access to super

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... completely at odds with the objective of encouraging Australians to build private savings to take pressure off the aged pension. The government should rule out such proposals immediately." "This proposal could inflate house prices and reduce savings ...