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SG increase the key to global pension top spot

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
... which Knox said is an important signal for people to work longer, but he also advocates a slow increase in the preservation age so people cannot access their super until 62. "These sorts of developments will be essential to support Australia's ageing ...

Rainmaker reveals 2011 Sales & Marketing Excellence Awards

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... Aspen Parks Property Fund A, AXA Australia - AXA Window (adviser and client campaign) A, Telstra Super - "Happy Preservation Age" Rainmaker Business Development Manager of the Year (Superannuation) Winner: Mark McEvoy - BT Business Super NOMINEES A ...

Medicare to handle compassionate super payouts

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
... regulatory body," said the spokesman. The criteria on which people can access super on compassionate grounds prior to preservation age still includes medical treatment, medical transport, modifications necessary for the family home or motor vehicle due ...

Align preservation and retirement age: DoFD

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
The superannuation preservation age should be aligned with pension age and more means testing of benefits will be needed to contain superannuation costs, the Commonwealth Department of Finance and Deregulation (DoFD) has told the incoming government. ...

Pension age lift under fire

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2009
... education unless they find a job, hardly anyone complained. But its announcement to marginally lift the pension preservation age is creating a furore. In Tuesday night's Federal Budget, the government confirmed that due to increasing longevity the pension ...

Rio Tinto Super adds Alcan Gove members

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2009
... will be put in place and members will have the options to invest in a Transition to Retirement Pension if their preservation age has been reached but the member is still working. There will be an Account Based Pension option for members looking to retire ...

Super your stimulus package

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
... money has to pass through the superannuation system - meaning it generally cannot be accessed until investors' preservation age or after retirement. CSRF is flagging the Government's Co-Contribution Scheme as a way to accelerate their savings. For a ...

AMP SignatureSuper gets personal

ALEX DUNNIN, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2007
... members of SignatureSuper accounts with a minimum investment of $20,000. "SignatureSuper members who have reached preservation age also have the option to conveniently transition to retirement through receiving a regular income stream from their superannuation ...

First State Super launches retirement products

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2006
... been heightened by the superannuation reforms in the 2007 Federal Budget. For members who have already reached preservation age but who are still working there is First State Super's Transition to Retirement Allocated Pension, and for members who have ...

AXA adds NCAPs to its arsenal for over 55s

... Barnett, said the additions can serve a dual purpose for retirees. "NCAPs mean that Australians, upon reaching their preservation age, can receive an income stream from their preserved supperanuation benefits. And, with the ever-increasing number of ...