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Government extends early retirement scheme

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
... effectively capped through tax offset up to a specified threshold. The amount of this cap for a payment depends on the nature of the payment. Consultation closes on August 1.

Retiree savings won't last: World Economic Forum

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
... that have the advantages of being easy to value as well as having high liquidity," WEF said. "However, given the long-term nature of retirement savings, that liquidity comes at a cost. Although they require adequate understanding and sound financial ...

ASIC FAR, advice industry contract

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
... went to smaller, boutique, non-aligned, non-institutional licensees. The data demonstrates the increasingly fragmented nature of Australia's financial advice landscape; smaller groups are the fastest growing while bigger groups contract or exit wealth ...

Retirement income review welcomed: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
... Commission's recommendation was to look at retirement incomes holistically rather than just superannuation but given the nature of the problem, we need to be even broader than that and look at the problems presented by ageing overall," he said.

AMP faces super fee gouge class action

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2019
... back fees dating back to 30 May 2013. "It's important that inquiries and regulators uncover mass wrongdoing of this nature, but that doesn't give people back their hard-earned superannuation funds, which they need for their retirement. We estimate ...

SSGA launches four model portfolios

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2019
... construction, she told Financial Standard. "And in today's environment, we believe the transparent and open architecture nature of our models, will further support advisers to achieve the best outcomes for their clients." Open architecture means ...

Super fund proxy voting behaviour revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... and setting targets for reducing emissions. Funds are running out of valid excuses for not supporting proposals of this nature, particularly when groups like the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) are making similar demands of companies." ACCR is ...

Lifecycle fails to woo industry super

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2019
... members' interest because they have marginal impact on sequencing risk. However, as the Productivity Commission said, by the nature of seeking to de-risk early, they can have quite a significant impact on final balance of members," Linden says. This ...

Communication fails to keep member interests at heart

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... from happening," ASIC's letter read. The communication should not create unnecessary concern or confusion about the nature of the changes and their potential ramifications for members. For instance, creating an impression that superannuation money ...

Former Labor senator joins Sargon

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
... finance and technology skills, along with a deep understanding of Australia's regulatory and policy settings and the evolving nature of superannuation." Conroy described his appointment to as "the perfect capstone" to his prior experiences, noting the ...