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Budget paves way for retirement income framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
The Federal Government will accelerate the development of retirement income products and means testing could come as early as 1 July 2019. In Tuesday night's Budget, the Government said it will introduce a retirement income covenant that will require ...

Six associations form new alliance

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... Association. The alliance aims to improve superannuation taxation, Age Pension means testing and the broader retirement income system. It actively calls on political parties to carefully consider such issues and ensure that policy development is undertaken ...

Govt reforms can tackle super gender gap: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018
In the lead up to this year's Federal budget, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia is calling on the Government to take action on a worrying statistic that 80% of women won't have enough money upon retirement. ASFA is using its new white ...

Retirement spending declines faster than believed: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
... doubt on some common rules of thumb, such as aiming to save enough super to replace a set percentage of pre-retirement income and suggests a more nuanced approach," Milliman financial risk management consultant Jeff Gebler said. The finding has dual ...

Retirement income expert joins SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
The SMSF Association announced a superannuation and retirement income veteran will join its Public Policy Committee in an effort to institute strong policy settings in these areas. Challenger retirement income chair Jeremy Cooper will provide expertise ...

Royal Commission case study: advice put retirement in ruins

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
... Assisting Rowena Orr, McDowall explained how she sought the assistance of the Melbourne adviser to implement a retirement income strategy. McDowall told the Commission she wished to retire from her 30-year long career as a registered nurse and purchase ...

Milliman launches course correction tool for retirees

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
... is called Even Keel. As explained by Milliman practice leader Wade Matterson in Financial Standard's recent retirement income feature, it's based on the idea that in times of crisis and severe market corrections, there are significant events that occur ...

FASEA consultation could sway retirement outcomes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
... consulting on its new standards. In a new position paper, Challenger has called for the development of a new retirement income framework, comprising more than just purpose built products like Comprehensive Income Products for Retirement. At the framework's ...

Increasing SG is not the answer: O'Dwyer

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
... Tax Review found employees bear the cost of SG contributions through lower wage growth - which only increases retirement income at the cost of reducing their current standard of living, she said. O'Dwyer added this is something that should be top of ...

Industry welcomes pensioners' dividend tax policy exemption: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... Pension, he said. "The amended policy excludes similar protection to self-funded retirees, many of whom draw their retirement income from retirement savings built over the lifetime in an SMSF to avoid relying on government support," Maroney said. This ...