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ISA launches super tax plan

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
... community expectations of a better retirement - and if it does not do this then there will be inevitable pressure for the age pension to be lifted." Whiteley said ISA's tax package would deliver modest long-term budget savings compared to settings in ...

Ending super gender gap needs collective approach

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015
... community." The research group said that Government needs to review the living arrangements of single women who live on the Age Pension. "Raising the rental assistance, reviewing the settings for means-testing, and providing more public housing are some ...

AFA recommends SG monthly threshold removal

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers has made seven recommendations to the Senate Inquiry into the Economic Security for Women in Retirement. In addition to the removal of the $450 monthly superannuation guarantee contribution threshold, the AFA also ...

Women own less than 40% of super assets: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
The share of superannuation assets held by women has plateaued over the past four years according to Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data exclusively compiled for the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Women now hold 36.4% ...

Treasurer commits to improve after-fee super returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
... that proportion expected to rise as the system matures. In 2013-14 about 70% of people of Age Pension age were receiving the Age Pension, and of these, 60% received the full-rate pension. Morrison said the overall proportion of retirees receiving some ...

Super tax breaks review could save $6.6bn: Grattan

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
... breaks should be targeted more tightly at their policy purpose, which is to encourage savings to supplement or replace the Age Pension," the organisation argued. The research said that superannuation tax concessions cost the budget more than $25 billion ...

FPA awards associate adviser of the year

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
... Financial Planner (AFP) of the year award was John Molnar, an adviser licensed under AMP-owned ipac in South Australia. At the age of 29, Molnar has already worked in financial services for more than 10 years. He focuses on goals-based advice and provides ...

OPINION: Super is Murray's big rock

ANDREW BRAGG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
Properly calibrating the superannuation system is the most important policy change from the Murray review of the financial system. Super could be sharper, leaner and easier to understand. That's why the Murray proposals to define the objective of superannuation ...

Digital evolution highlighted at AIST awards

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
... (under $40k budget) Best integrated campaign: CareSuper - Why should I care? (over $40k budget); Tasplan Super - Changes to the Age Pension (under $40k budget) Best internal communications campaign: First State Super - Launch of STAR employee recognition ...

Tax reform must not betray women

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2015
... complex and requires a multipronged approach including careful structuring of policy settings around the intersection of the Age Pension and superannuation. No one measure will solve the issue for all women," the Women in Super submission said. "Development ...