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Strong half year results for new Challenger boss

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
... efforts, with annuities increasingly being used as a tool in retiree portfolios, enabling client and adviser to build on age pension entitlements with a 'bedrock' level of income." The firm's funds under management have returned to pre-GFC levels of ...

Contrib caps improve super social equity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
... difficult to establish, they argue. ASFA said a better measure is lifetime value of superannuation tax concessions and age pension entitlements, which it estimates at about $370,000 regardless of income level, matching the $400,000 Mercer estimate released ...

Super tax subsidies don't favour the rich: Mercer

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... retirement income funding through superannuation tax concessions favours the wealthy. The paper 'Tax, Super & the Age pension" reported that the total cost of retirement funding per person in Australia is about $400,000, taking into account superannuation ...

Post-retirement risk in Australia: IMCA

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
... probably not. "Would it improve efficiency? Possibly. But on balance, the Australian system does have a means tested age pension as a backstop as a kind of guarantee for people, and that is a pretty good framework," said Shirlow. "We also have the issue ...

Challenger dominates annuity market

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
... While the highest record sales of annuities in one calendar year is $4 billion in 2004, that peak was bolstered by an age pension asset test exemption and a higher number of annuity providers. "In that year, sales hit all-time highs of $4 billion because ...

SG rise through House of Representatives

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
... and passes this legislation," said ASFA boss Pauline Vamos. "An increase in the SG will take the pressure off the Age Pension and assist more working Australians to a better quality of life in retirement." Financial planners are also welcoming the bill's ...

Age Pension must be factored into retirement income

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
Australians should factor in the Age Pension when looking at their projected retirement income, according to global professional services firm, Towers Watson. "Superannuation Guarantee increases notwithstanding, the Age Pension will continue to provide ...

SG Bill enters parliament with strong support

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
... measures and others contained in the Stronger, Fairer, Simpler package of reform, along with the increases in the age pension that the Government introduced in 2009, and the Stronger Super package of reforms will allow Australians to secure higher standards ...

Tax forum tackles wealth management issues

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
... provide aid incentives to encourage Australians to seek advice build retirement savings and reduce reliance on the Age Pension. Rantall suggested tax deductions for advice fees and fee rebates targeting low to middle income earners, amended tax and super ...

AustralianSuper creates online advice portal

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
... communications. More sophisticated tools have also been added to help members determine their eligibility for the government Age Pension and health care card, while a new investment risk profiling tool is also on the cards. AustralianSuper maintained ...