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Super and pension work together

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... and a Government pension," the report said. Noting that the superannuation system wasn't designed to "fund tax-free accumulation of inheritance for the kids," the report added that the "$1 million lump sum" argument is both typically based on average ...

Tasplan and RBF to merge

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
... support for a single superannuation fund responsible for the accounts of Tasplan, Quadrant and the RBF Tasmanian Accumulation Scheme. RBF had $4.9 billion in funds under management as of 30 June 2014, Tasplan had $2.5 billion in funds under management ...

Class partners actuarial certificate provider

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... Lime Actuarial. Actuarial certificates are generally required for SMSFs that pay a pension income stream and have an accumulation interest. The certificate helps to determine what proportion of the fund's income is exempt from tax. The partnership means ...

New lifecycle and infrastructure options at Hostplus

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
... investment option - ChoiceplusA - is now available to existing Hostplus pension members. It was previously open to accumulation members. The Choiceplus direct investment option provides many of the attributes of a self-managed super fund (SMSF), without ...

WaveStone to manage long-only mandate for Mercer

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
... 2007. The portfolio has delivered 9.1% annualised returns since inception to May 31, 2015, compared to the S&P/ASX300 Accumulation Index of 3.9% per annum over the same time period. "This win represents a new phase of growth for WaveStone Capital, as ...

Govt pulls Public Sector Super fee subsidy

Members of the Public Sector Superannuation accumulation plan (PSSap) will now have to pay superannuation fees after the government pulled funding for a subsidy. Some 83,000 members will have to pay the $6.50 per month admin fees previously paid by ...

VicSuper and Challenger launch integrated super retirement product

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... recently launched a comprehensive income product for retirement (CIPR) which attempts to help bridge the retirement and accumulation phases. The CIPR is an integration of two new guaranteed retirement products alongside VicSuper's existing allocated ...

FEATURE: Defending wealth

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... about the years before the great debacle with nostalgia. They were easier days; investing was simpler. People in the accumulation phase would allocate 70% of their portfolio to growth assets and 30% to defensive assets. When hitting retirement, the proportions ...

Tax reform cannot be deferred any longer: AVCAL

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... stream in retirement. ASFA said this could be implemented by requiring that amounts above this ceiling remain in the accumulation phase and continue to attract the nominal earnings tax of 15% or be removed from the superannuation system. The superannuation ...

Van Eck launches small cap ETF

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... to reduce risk by focusing on only the most liquid stocks. The index has outperformed the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Accumulation Index over the last five years and with reduced volatility. "MVS gives investors an instant portfolio of dividend paying small ...