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ASFA calls for lifetime contribution caps

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
... could be adjusted to make sure that people are using superannuation for retirement purposes, and not as a wealth accumulation tool." The report recommends applying a lifetime cap to non-concessional contributions, and looking at ways to remove the concessional ...

Manny Pohl issues prospectus for new retail LIC

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
... July 2013 to March 2014, ECPAM has returned 24.8% against a benchmark return of 5.3%, and the ASX Small Ordinaries Accumulation Index which has seen a modest return of 5.4%. Pohl is specifically targeting self-managed super funds with his new Barrack ...

Super for retirement income not wealth warn Treasury, ASFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
... to facilitate the payment of retirement income, but has been sidetracked by a disproportionate emphasis on wealth accumulation according to a key government official. Speaking at this morning's annual policy conference for the Committee for Economic ...

Super for retirement income not wealth warn Treasury, ASFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
... to facilitate the payment of retirement income but has been sidetracked by a disproportionate emphasis on wealth accumulation. Speaking at this morning's annual policy conference for the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) held at ...

FEATURE: Gear up for retirement

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... said. As the superannuation guarantee system matures, Australia's first superannuants are changing their focus from accumulation to making their assets last for the rest of their lives. The industry and financial advisers have realised that the best ...

Super returns dampen but still double digit

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... funds and 9.1% from retail funds. Underpinning the super fund performance results are that the rolling 12 month ASX accumulation index was 11% which was down from 13% as at end March. Meanwhile international shares delivered 31% compared to 35% at end ...

Market Vectors Property ETF receives SQM rating

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
... report said. The report said the underlying Index has produced robust returns relative to the S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT Accumulation Index. "As a result of the Benchmark's 10% capping, the Benchmark is significantly underweight to Westfield (WDC). At 31 March ...

Jeremy Cooper: Rethinking retirement

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
... is a lot that needs to be done. Until now governments and the industry have focused most of their attention on the accumulation phase of superannuation, at the expense of the retirement phase. Why is that? Part of the reason is that we actually only ...

Super needs a radical new solution to longevity: Keating

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... the Coalition," he said. He added, "We can't try and pretend that like a piece of Indian rubber, we can stretch the accumulation from 65 to 95. It can't - there's not enough of it now and it can't go for 30 years. So, we have to have, I believe, a Commonwealth ...

ECP Asset Management expands to Sydney

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
... returned 24.8% since inception, against its absolute benchmark return of 5.3%, whilst the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Accumulation Index has seen a modest return of 5.4%. Pohl said the business had further growth plans and with additional announcements ...