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Public sector retirees still seek answers

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
A group representing public sector retirees is waiting on the federal government to release figures about Australians affected by the new 10% cap on defined benefit income that is excluded from the pension income test. The Australian Council of Public ...

Australians letting their retirement down: report

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
Australians are again showing a wide-held belief they won't be able to afford their dream retirement, nor do they understand how to best fund their retirement. Suncorp's Attitudes to Superannuation report, released today, reveals more 55% of Australians ...

Police super a budget beneficiary

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... said although the issue was fundamentally a NSW one, it was crucial the state's police officers have every opportunity to save for their retirement, and provide their families with greater financial security for the future. "If the pressure is not already ...

Down, down prices are down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... businesses to defer/withhold investing - in plant, equipment & machinery and staff - and consumers to defer spending and save instead... a chain of events that would lead to weakening activity and weaker inflation. I think the RBA would keep policy steady ...

FSC sends final budget message

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... government actually move the dial and encourage and enable that group - 80% of Australians earning $80,000 or less - to actually save more for their retirement," Loane said. Loane added the last Intergenerational Report found that in 40 years' time ...

BlackRock's Fink issues stark warning for global economy

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... attention has been paid to the toll these low rates - and now negative rates - are taking on the ability of investors to save and plan for the future," Fink said. As a result, a 35-year-old looking to generate $48,000 per year in retirement income beginning ...

Is tapping into super to pay off student debt a good idea?

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... said: "The primary purpose of the [super] system should be defined in legislation to ensure that all working Australians, save for their retirement throughout their working life to achieve an adequate level of income throughout retirement." The response ...

NAB and PwC partner for tax app

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... partnerships to create customer-led solutions." PwC managing partner, strategy Sammy Kumar added that microbusinesses could save up to 200 hours annually using the Airtax platform. "The perception of microbusinesses is that GST compliance administration ...

Gender super gap widest for women at lower income levels

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
New data from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) shows the retirement savings gender gap is highest for women who work part-time and are in the bottom two tax brackets. The gap in super savings is most severe for females on lower taxable incomes ...

Riskier glidepaths could be one retirement answer

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
... than a decade ago. "We've always been focused on defining incomes and integrating as much as we can about the way people save and put money in to and take money out of their 401k plan," Lester said. "But they're [401ks] very discretionary, you don't ...