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QSuper public offer move reshapes competitive landscape

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
... $65 billion in funds under management. In the past year, it has leveraged its scale and asset structure to offer accumulation members a variable transfer bonus if they keep their post-retirement savings in the fund, and established its own registered ...

Parting could be such sweet sorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
... economy. At the same time, supply growth is likely to be lower over the forecast period, reflecting slower capital accumulation and the need to reallocate resources. Sterling is also likely to depreciate further, perhaps sharply. This combination of ...

Align with super's purpose, not politics

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
... Ashenden added. An often concern for SMSF investors at this time of year is considering about whether to move from accumulation to pension. Ashenden said SMSFs often have money in both the accumulation phase and the pension phase. "It will come back ...

QSuper calms super raid fears

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
... legislation and will continue to be paid as they fall due. And there will be no change whatsoever for public servants with accumulation accounts."

Unintended consequences unearthed in super changes

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
... insurance they hold within super. They transfer $1.4 million into the pension phase and are left with $600,000 in the accumulation account. Under the new rules the earnings from the $600,000 will be taxed 15% more heavily than if there was no lifetime ...

Surveys show accumulation and retirement battle

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
... superannuation industry surveys published this week have again reflected the difference between Australia's strong accumulation system and its problematic retirement models. Results from a Roy Morgan survey of more than 18,000 Australians with superannuation ...

Super needs to pick up its retirement game

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
... the Age Pension. On investment outcome diversity, Howes said asset allocation for retirees is generally the same in accumulation, i.e. a balanced fund, and it is not serving members well. "Our research shows that the average asset allocation for customers ...

Super changes about sustainability: O'Dwyer

KELLY O'DWYER, ASSISTANT TREASURER AND MINISTER FOR SMALL BUSINESS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... would like to highlight a number of changes that will increase the flexibility of the system and will support the accumulation of super for people with interrupted work patterns, particularly women. From 1 July next year, people with superannuation balances ...

Australia joining global retirement focus: Challenger

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
... Challenger's share registry will tell you the importance and interest in Australia's superannuation system moving from an accumulation focus to retirement income. Speaking at a Ranstad Lecture Series event in Sydney yesterday, Benari said about four ...

Ethics and income not incompatible: Martin Currie

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... our Equity and Ethical Income strategies, we aim to deliver an annual dividend yield in excess of the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation index yield, and long term income stream growth in excess of the Consumer Price Index. "Currently both portfolios have an expected ...