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SMSF associations announce merger

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
... responsibility for managing their own retirement savings and generating their own income in retirement without relying on the age pension. "During a long and complex debate regarding superannuation and the role of small and self-managed superannuation ...

Insurance counteracting ageing population risks

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
Governments increasingly withdrawing support for retirees and ageing populations is a worrying global trend, but presents an emerging opportunity for the insurance industry to fill the gap, new research from reinsurer Swiss Re shows. The 'ageing wallet' ...

Top trends reshaping Aussie superannuation

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
... report said. "Given their age differences, it's not surprising that these members have diverse and evolving needs. "In the age of the consumer, members will increasingly expect a more holistic treatment of their super and retirement income products as ...

Advice associations respond to Federal Budget

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017
... Australians, are concerned that changes that reduce retirement savings of future retirees, will only add extra pressure on the age pension," De Gori said. Likewise, De Gori said the $300,000 non-concessional super contribution incentive for over-65s ...

Tax breaks delivered to first home buyers

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... executive Eva Scheerlinck said. "The objective of super - as currently before Parliament - is to substitute or supplement the Age Pension in retirement." The association however did note that on the plus side, the measure could assist first home buyers ...

What the 2017 Budget means for you

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... an initiative encouraging older Australians to free up housing stock by downsizing. The latter would allow those over the age of 65 to make a non-concessional contribution of up to $300,000 into their superannuation fund from the proceeds of the sale ...

ATO hits back at claims of inadequacy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... blamed the ATO's reactive rather than proactive practices for the loss of government revenue and increased reliance on the Age Pension. The committee also found the ATO was reluctant to produce accurate figures in terms of the size of the SG gap despite ...

Sharing economy to reshape global real estate

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
Millennials want a lot of space on their smartphones but not so much for a car or self-storage and that's driving global REITs to change tack. AMP Capital Investors director of institutional sales and consultant relations Mark Miness said there's a ...

ATO blamed for SG non-payment

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... the Senate economics references committee said, resulting in the loss of government revenue and increased reliance on the Age Pension. During the five-month long inquiry, the committee found the ATO was reluctant to produce accurate figures in terms ...

SG non-payment is an 'easy fix': ISA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... costs workers about $24,000 by retirement and is putting pressure on the government to shell out an extra $100 million in the Age Pension each year. Unpaid super is an easy fix for the government, ISA public affairs director Matt Linden said, noting ...