Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 7391 - 7400 of 18128 results for "superannuation"

MLC Life adapts to meet shifting expectations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
... that the website redesign offers an easy-to-use, informative and engaging experience for customers, advisers and superannuation funds. "A key objective of the new website is to educate customers and create a better understanding of life insurance. This ...

Location, location, location: the key to retirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
... median retiree sits at $31,086. In order to maintain this lifestyle with 75% certainty, Milliman estimates that a superannuation balance of $129,621 invested in a balanced fund would be required. The estimate is based on stochastic modelling assessing ...

Advisers must seek alternative estate planning options: Austock

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
... long-dated endowment or an intergenerational wealth transfer. Alternatively, investment bond nominations, like superannuation nominations, can operate to directly distribute investment proceeds (tax-free) upon the investor's death and bypass the Will ...

Industry supports super threshold removal

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
... Cbus is voicing its support for a proposal put forward by Senators to remove the income threshold for compulsory superannuation contributions, and is calling on the Federal Government to do the same. Cbus chief executive David Atkin called the threshold ...

Advisers boost ethical investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
... finding new clients contact them concerned about their investment exposure to the fossil fuels, particularly in their superannuation funds," Pinnell said. "We are finding that investors wish to avoid the financial risks in the mining sector as well." ...

Decumulation will drive investment focus shift: AXA IM

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
... strategies in search of income generation and inflation protection over the long term in response to the advent of the superannuation decumulation phase, AXA Investment Managers believes. According to the results of its recent survey of 105 Australian ...

VanEck launches floating rate ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
... Australia managing director Arian Neiron said. "The strategy may suit investors such as retirees and self-managed superannuation funds who wish to preserve their capital but diversify out of very low yielding term deposits. "Concerns about rising interest ...

Software provider upgrades ahead of super deadline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
... Accounting document software provider MyWorkpapers has released a raft of features ahead of the introduction of new superannuation regulation on 1 July. The cloud-based platform enhanced its SMSF 5.0 feature to meet the incoming legislative requirements ...

Equip confirms merger, names CEO and directors

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
Industry super fund Equip confirmed its merger with the Rio Tinto Staff Superannuation Fund in a move which will double funds under management to $14 billion. Equip chair Andrew Fairley said since the earlier announcement that the funds were in merger ...

HESTA calls for access to super for family violence victims

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
... calling on the Federal Government to change the rules and allow family violence victims and survivors access to their superannuation. The fund, along with others in the community sector including Financial Counselling Australia, is proposing that victims ...