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Merged super funds save $30m for members

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
Members of two newly-merged industry funds are due to reap cost savings of $30 million per year once the transition finalises on May 12. Sunsuper and Kinetic Super announced in April 2017 the consolidation will result in a single fund with more than ...

Super Plus switches to SMSF fintech

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... about $1 billion in super assets under administration on its SMSF platform. The shift to Mclowd will help the Super Plus save about $165,000 in costs over the period. "This move will also reduce our prospective licensing costs by more than $33,000 per ...

Labor's amended cash dividend refunds fall short: SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... when school standards are falling and hospital waiting lists are growing longer." Bowen forecasts the proposed reform will save $55.7 billion over the medium term.

Pre-retirees confident about nest egg: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
Financial Standard's latest spot poll reveals its readers are fairly confident and optimistic they will have more than enough money upon retiring. More than half (60%) of respondents are confident they will not experience any financial shortfall. One-in-four ...

Aussie attitudes toward retirement shifting

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... delaying an increase of the SG to 12%, it is increasingly important for individuals to voluntarily increase contributions and save falling behind in their retirement funding, Roy Morgan industry communications director Norman Morris said. "We have seen ...

Housing affordability fuelling negative gearing backlash

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
... 11% with a non-geared property. Overall, 52% of property investors believe that an investment property is a better way to save for retirement than superannuation. This is in contrast to those without an investment property - and also a wider proportion ...

Pre-retirees lack confidence about retirement: Qantas Super

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
... participants felt external factors like US economy, rising cost of living, and regulation changes affected their ability to save for retirement. "We are among the best retirement systems in the world. Yet that is not reflected in how our adults feel ...

Shuttering dividend cash loophole to hit SMSFs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
... notice that an incoming Shorten Labor Government will reform this system," Bowen said. Shutting down the concession will save the budget $11.4 billion next financial year and $59 billion over the medium term, he added. The dividend imputation system ...

Chief economist update: Australia cruising at low altitude

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
... risen to 2.7% in the December quarter from 2.5% in the previous three-month period. Now why would more confident households save more? G. Thank goodness for government spending for had it not been for the 1.7% increase in its consumption and 2.9% in ...

Acorns launches its own super product

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
The Australian arm of micro-investment savings app Acorns is entering the superannuation sector with the launch of its own super product. Acorns Grow Australia Super is expected to roll out to Acorns Australia's 400,000 users in March. It will be fully ...