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New law tightens unpaid SG penalties

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... protect you, but that's not always the case." The new provisions, O'Dwyer added, will enable the transition to retirement income stream of a super fund member to be paid at death to their eligible dependants without having to be commuted and a new income ...

Labor's amended cash dividend refunds fall short: SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 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. "These ...

Optimum Pensions appoints general manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
Optimum Pensions, a new entrant to the retirement income segment has tapped top industry talent to run its white label offering. Peter Rowe is moving into the newly-created role of general manager. He was initially hired as manager, business development. ...

Milliman hires for greater adviser exposure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
... the need for the Australian wealth industry to be held accountable for creating a raft of "very cheap, generic retirement income products based on a lot of averages." Matterson said Milliman analyses real-life spending patterns and has determined that ...

GROW Super begins group insurance innovation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... have a super account," he said. Keeley said this will involve GROW members having one account for life, with retirement income targets implemented on either a weekly, fortnightly or monthly basis. "That means from cradle to grave you'll have one member ...

IOOF replaces group head of research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018
The former chief executive of Lonsec Research will join IOOF as head of research and retirement incomes in late April. Matt Olsen replaces former head of research and portfolio construction Matthew Drennan who tendered his resignation in December 2017. ...

MyRetirement products too pricey for super funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... content to leave it up to the Government to eventually force funds into innovation around designing and offering retirement income solutions to members, but iPac Securities chief investment officer Jeff Rogers disagrees. Acknowledging it is difficult ...

Labor's imputation credit reform cops industry backlash

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... nearly 20 years. Labor's proposal will undermine confidence in the system and force retirees to rethink their retirement income strategies, Maroney said. The changes will also likely shift investment strategies and potentially higher risk asset allocation ...

Regulatory disruption hampers long-term vision for super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... funds embracing innovation. "Member engagement and communication, advice, long-term, sustainable investments and retirement income frameworks all require responsible, 21st century thinking and solutions," she said. "We must also address some of the issues ...

Time to move beyond "cheap and generic" retirement products: Milliman

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2018
... thinks the Australian wealth industry should be called to account for creating a raft of "very cheap, generic retirement income products based on a lot of averages." Matterson explained that Milliman analyses real-life spending patterns and has determined ...