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Credit ratings agencies sign PRI statement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
Six global credit ratings agencies are joining a Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) initiative that will examine environmental, social and governance factors with a more systematic approach. Kick-starting the initiative was a PRI announcement ...

Super changes about sustainability: O'Dwyer

KELLY O'DWYER, ASSISTANT TREASURER AND MINISTER FOR SMALL BUSINESS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... superannuation, as recommended by the Financial System Inquiry, is 'to provide income in retirement to substitute or supplement the Age Pension'. This objective, which will for the first time be enshrined in legislation under a re-elected Turnbull government ...

Energy Super to offer Mercer LifetimePlus

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
... challenge for a lot of people. Life might be simple but comfortable initially in retirement, but once savings run out the Age Pension will only provide about half the amount required for a comfortable lifestyle. Energy Super members can now retire with ...

New retirement income calculator more accurate than ever

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
... has launched a new retirement income calculator in a bid to help Australians understand how to reduce their reliance on the age pension and build enough wealth to live comfortably in retirement. According to Mortgage Choice chief executive John Flavell ...

Advisers beware the uncomfortable truth of the ageing brain

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
Advisers risk losing clients or even facing compensation claims if they do not ready their clients for the cognitive decline that arises from ageing, State Street Global Advisors warns. In a new white paper, the global wealth management firm says all ...

Budget delivers blow to aged care

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2016
Funding to aged-care providers will be cut by $1.2 billion over four years, in a move the government claims was the result of greater than expected growth in expenditure. The budget papers state that the efficiencies will be achieved through "changes ...

Super objective paves way for taxation changes

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... Kelly O'Dwyer says the objective of superannuation will be to provide income in retirement to substitute or supplement the Age Pension - a view synonymous with the Financial System Inquiry recommendation. The government will tax the earnings of Transition ...

Australians letting their retirement down: report

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... Attitudes to Superannuation report, released today, reveals more 55% of Australians would like to retire before they reach the age of 65, yet about a quarter (24%) expect to work for at least another 15 years. Suncorp executive manager of wealth Cathy ...

Potential budget super alterations welcome

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... income. The report, A husband is not a retirement plan, made 19 recommendations that included abandoning a proposal to lift the Age Pension retirement eligibility age to 70; and increasing the super guarantee (SG) rate to 12% in an earlier timeframe. ...

SMSF Association implores Govt not to reduce contribution caps

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... people's ability to build adequate savings to use in retirement, with the inevitable effect of increasing their reliance on the age pension. "This is especially relevant for people with broken work patterns, such as women taking time out of the work ...