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Small funds winning group risk race

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
Larger superannuation funds appear to have no scale benefit when it comes to getting a good deal on group insurance premiums, the latest study from Rainmaker shows. The Autumn 2015 Rainmaker Superannuation Benchmarking report analysed 15,408 risk options ...

Rice Warner debunks super myths

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... concessions are equal. "Treasury provides a figure of about $32 billion but this assumes that, in the absence of any tax incentive for superannuation, people would simply draw salaries and pay tax at their marginal rates. In practice, the removal of ...

Game theory theorises no Grexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... Jon argues that, "With respect to Europe's decision on whether or not to kick Greece out of the euro, Europe has no incentive to risk the contagion to financial markets that could follow such a move that would force a default on all the remaining Greek ...

Actuaries say super taxes need to be reviewed

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
Financial services representative groups are weighing in to a debate about the federal government's uncertain position regarding superannuation tax reform. Today the Actuaries Institute said there is growing clamour for clarity around superannuation ...

Age Pension under the spotlight in tonight's budget

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... in retirement. "This creates a bigger pool of assets to accumulate tax free in the saving phase, and then there is an incentive to take out only the minimum in retirement because the withdrawals are taxed progressively like any other income." Financial ...

Morrison protects homes from Age Pension means test

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
Federal Social Services Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed that the family home will never be included in the Age Pension means test under a Coalition government. At the same time, a raft of pension reforms potentially saving $2.4 billion in the ...

Advice industry faces insurance quandary

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
... financial planning industry," even if it did potentially "introduce an element of regulatory moral hazard by reducing incentive for stringent regulation." ANZ deputy chief executive Graham Hodges, meanwhile, argued that large institutions shouldn't have ...

Modi under the spotlight

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
When India Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Australia in November 2014, he sparked such enthusiasm among politicians and citizens that for a few days all we could see in the media was his friendly, bearded smile. Indian citizens in Australia were ...

Don't blame "churning" on advisers: Synchron

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
... providing advice to ordinary Australians. "Our proposed model will result in a longer responsibility periods and a reduced incentive to "churn" as level premiums will be difficult to replace," the report said. During the trip, Synchron learned that the ...

Even simple funds pose risks: IMF

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... unwilling to step in to provide liquidity in such a situation." Gelos said regulators should find ways to reduce the incentive for investors to withdraw their money when they see others exiting. "This could be done, for example, by well-designed redemption ...