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Advisers can step up to retirement planning boom

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
With the passing of the Retirement Income Covenant, there has never been a better time for advisers to position themselves as retirement advice specialists. This is according to SuperEd chair Jeremy Duffield, who predicts that retirement planning will ...

Retirement Income Covenant, CCIV reforms pass

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
Two long-awaited reforms, the Retirement Income Covenant and Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle regime, passed parliament yesterday. Superannuation funds will have to provide a retirement income strategy for members to assist them in their later ...

APRA to continue scrutiny of trustees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2022
... expected in 2023. In terms of retirement income, APRA said it intends to support the implementation of the Retirement Income Covenant, with changes to the prudential framework subject to legislative timeframes. "APRA will work with all participants in ...

Labor pledges calm in superannuation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
... sector right is also a priority for Labor. Jones sees advice as the missing puzzle piece among the Retirement Income Covenant and the accumulation phase. But currently, the advice sector "is in turmoil," Jones said. "The old business model is stuffed ...

Retirement Income Covenant hits parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021
... approaching retirement. The Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane said the progress of the Retirement Income Covenant is strongly supported. "There is an urgent need for the Retirement Income Covenant as a growing proportion of Australians ...

Role of adviser to change: Fidelity

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021
... to be tailored. "Any solutions that the super trustees are grappling with at the moment around the retirement income covenant need to be cognisant of the fact that every retiree's experience is different, and flexibility is required," Andriessen said. ...

ASIC reviews super calculators

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2021
... overhaul superannuation calculators and retirement estimates so that the tools complement the upcoming Retirement Income Covenant. Seeking industry feedback until 28 January 2022, the corporate regulator launched a consultation with the super industry ...

TelstraSuper releases retirement income solution

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2021
... sustainable over the long term. The federal government recently wrapped up its consultation on the Retirement Income Covenant exposure draft legislation. The new law would see superannuation trustees design a strategy for retirees or near-retirees that ...

Challenger adds market-linked annuity

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
... risk and provide financial advisers with more retirement solutions. Ahead of the legislation of the Retirement Income Covenant, Challenger launched a market-linked annuity to its Liquid Lifetime range with five indexation options. Retirees can select ...

SMSFs welcome RIC exemption

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021
The federal government sparing self-managed superannuation funds from the looming Retirement Income Covenant legislation has been welcomed by the sector. In response to the release of the Retirement Income Covenant exposure draft legislation, SMSF Association ...