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Cbus partners QIC for options program

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... strategy increases Cbus' capacity to manage risk, providing the capability to not only improve outcomes for our current accumulation members, but to also further tailor our product offering to members as they near or enter retirement." Commenting on ...

PC releases Efficiency and Competition Review issues paper

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
... competitive pressure on superannuation funds to reduce costs or improve their service offerings, especially in the accumulation stage," notes the discussion paper. This weakness is exacerbated by what the PC refers to as 'principal-agent relationship' ...

Mercer calls for total retirement income perspective

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
... simultaneously. "Super should provide an income throughout your entire retirement, it is not intended for wealth accumulation and estate planning. We need to lock this into the overall objectives now to ensure an adequate and sustainable retirement income ...

Super tax concessions no gift

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
... limits on tax concessions on large super balances. "For the first time, super was taxed on the way in and during the accumulation phase, meaning members lost the benefit of compound interest in exchange for a quick budget fix. Further major contribution ...

QSuper takes industry leap with retirement incomes

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2016
QSuper is leveraging its scale as one of the country's largest superannuation funds to offer accumulation members a bonus should they keep post-retirement savings at the $60 billion industry fund. As thousands of its members near retirement, Queensland's ...

Retirement income goal would solve super's issues: CSRI

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... complexity, waning community support, limited sustainability and inadequate longevity risk management. "Yes, wealth accumulation is necessary for improving retirement incomes, but it isn't a sufficient condition for achieving financial security in retirement," ...

Charter Hall reports $143m profit

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2016
... "Our high quality and diversified property portfolio has seen the Group outperform both the S&P/ASX 200 Property Accumulation Index and MSCI/IPD Wholesale Pooled Property Funds Index over three and five years delivering total securityholder returns of ...

Labor eyes super for start-up boost

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
... policy: "Our proposal is that people with fund earnings over $75,000 be taxed at the same rate as earnings in the accumulation phase. The measure will only affect approximately 60,000 account holders with super balances in excess of $1.5 million. We'll ...

ETF revenue doubling every 18 months

JOHN DYALL  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
... inflows, 12 month revenue of $1.7 million and fees of 0.15%pa. The main difference is that STW follows the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index while VAS follows the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index. To some people that matters. John Dyall is head of investment ...

Rice Warner puts its case for budget changes

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... benefit to last for a longer period. Rice Warner said having a uniform tax rate of about 10.5% on the earnings of accumulation and pension accounts would provide revenue neutrality. It recommends a rate of 12% which would help workers to grow their benefits ...