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Best in show, but for how long?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... how well its group insurance offering caters to new members of all occupations would also be required, the report said. "The age old adage that past performance is no guarantee of future performance is only true of investment markets in a narrow sense... ...

Superannuation a mystery to students: survey

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
... could end up paying as much as $1,200 in fees. This would end up eating up most, if not all, of their super balance. By the age of 65, this $1200 could mean a loss of $26,426. The study also found that 49% students don't know what percentage of their ...

Retirement income covenant consultation continues

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
... Treasurer Stuart Robert said in October the deadline to provide income in retirement as a substitute or supplement to the Age Pension in the form of Comprehensive Income Products for Retirement (CIPRs) has been delayed from originally planned. Trustees ...

Advice firm runs rule over Labor policy

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
... potential loss of franking credit tax refunds, Philpot said this measure disadvantages those that currently fall just outside the Age Pension assets limit of $848,000 for a couple that own a home. "Over the longer term, while these changes decrease the ...

New Bill bolsters retirement income

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
... retirement income. It changes how the value of longevity products is calculated for the assets and income tests relating to the Age Pension, and provides fair and appropriate means test outcomes for all pooled lifetime income stream products, Mercer ...

Stop undermining franking credit refunds: Wilson

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... on average $6347 of franking credits per year, he said. "These individuals would lose this income if they were not on the Age Pension or part pension before 28 March 2018. People at this age are genuinely unable to return to the workforce to make up ...

Retirees happier as they get older: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
... fund, members become more content as they move through retirement, with feelings of contentment increasing from 42% before the age of 60, to 74% when members age past 80. Sixty-one percent of respondents to the fund's 3000 member strong survey said their ...

Industry funds lead website experience

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
... member experiences were using retirement calculators, locating information on TTR accounts and locating information on the Age Pension. The annual study looks at the digital platforms and tools currently being provided at Australia's top 50 superfunds ...

Frydenberg splashes $50m to pursue financial services crime

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
The Federal Government is spending an additional $50 million to increase efforts in prosecuting financial misconduct. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said an additional $51.5 million would be provided to the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) ...

Special Report: Hitting new ETF goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... indisputable selling point. For unacquainted investors in the fixed income ETF space, it's a time of reckoning in the age of passive investing. What's New: Eyes on China Commencing 1 April 2019, the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index ...