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Personal tax cuts lead the Budget

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... also wants all investors who are receiving franked dividends to keep their tax refunds, in a move to oppose tax grabs on retirees and pensioners. It reassured that it's already-legislated tax cuts for small and medium sized businesses will allow an instant ...

Labor responds to 'unfair' Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... Morrison also firmly opposed the Labor Party's proposed dividend imputation reforms, calling it an "unfair tax grabs on retirees and pensioners."

Baby boomers receive $259 million, pension work bonus lifted

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... package. This is an increase of $50 a week or $1300 a year from the current limit. For the first time, self-employed retirees will also be able to avail the $300 per fortnight pension work bonus. The Combined Pensioners and Superannuants Association ...

Budget paves way for retirement income framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... develop a strategy to help members achieve retirement income objectives, and aim to provide a higher standard of living for retirees. Trustees will need to offer Comprehensive Income Products for Retirement (CIPRs) - products that provide individuals ...

Six associations form new alliance

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... improve the retirement system, and unify against Labor's proposal to disallow refunds of excess franking credits for retirees and shareholders. The Alliance for a Fairer Retirement System brings together: The Australian Shareholders' Association, Australian ...

Govt reforms can tackle super gender gap: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018
... noted the 1 January 2017 Age Pension changes as substantial, fiscally sustainable and won't leave the "great bulk of retirees substantially worse off," thus recommends no changes should be made. This will be reinforced by rising superannuation account ...

Industry fund simplifies super access

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
An enhancement to the online member portal of a $2.3 billion industry superannuation fund is making it easier for retirees to access their retirement savings. Once a member of Intrust Super reaches preservation age, a 'Join Pension' option now appears ...

Retirement spending declines faster than believed: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
... Milliman financial risk management consultant Jeff Gebler said. The finding has dual implications. First, many Australian retirees are holding money back for future years when they will never spend. Second, it challenges common industry assumptions around ...

Milliman launches course correction tool for retirees

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
... investment services Michael Armitage explained: "Milliman's model portfolio solution meets the needs of investors such as retirees who cannot endure sustained market drawdowns that often occur with equity investments. It also allows model portfolio investment ...

FASEA consultation could sway retirement outcomes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
... retirement. "FASEA will have an important responsibility to ensure that advisers are ready to service the mass market of retirees who will need advice about the safe spending of their retirement savings," the paper said. The paper demonstrates the substantial ...