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Funds should show benefit projections: IAA

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2010
... half (62 per cent) of respondents also believed the superannuation benefit projection calculations should include Aged Pension entitlements. "With 75 per cent of the population expected to receive a full or part Age Pension, the Institute of Actuaries ...

Australians up on luck, down on savings

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
... superannuation portfolios is imperative if we are to strengthen the retirement savings of Australians and reduce demand on the aged pension." Financial planners have made their own attempts at engaging consumers, according to certified financial planner ...

Govt unveils more super reforms

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2010
... doubt about it. "[But] if we really want people to be strong consumers and active and remove any reliance on the aged pension, then we'll eventually have to go to 15 per cent." At the current 12 per cent, a lot of Australians will remain on a part pension ...

Super too complex to handle

MICHELLE BALTAZAR IS A MEDIA GUEST AT THE SECURITY ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN ADELAIDE  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
... their super savings. On the question regarding what the respondents would do if the government reduces a person's aged pension for every extra dollar they save into super, more than 40 per cent said they would rather reduce their contributions than miss ...

The invisible issue in super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2009
... superannuation?" Broderick also called for unpaid caring work to be recognised in the retirement income system adding the Aged Pension fell well short of properly recognising or rewarding a carer's work. "It is time to start a new debate about how the ...

The market's next 800-pound gorilla

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey said the Government is creating an "800-pound gorilla" in the market that could drive up the cost of financing for the private sector over the next few years - particularly if more government bonds are issued to fund its ...

Lay-by age pension to plug savings gap

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
... PWC, said that based on projections that broadly 80 per cent of the population will still rely on government-funded aged pension when they retire, the focus should be on how to make sure that the right aged pension will be available come retirement. ...

Negline joins Rainmaker

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
... worked at ING and Aviva. He specialises in technical financial planning including superannuation, personal investment, aged pension, aged care, estate planning and insurance. Financial planners and advisory groups interested in submitting white papers ...

Swedish pension lessons for Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
... system comprises their Swedish Social Insurance Agency, Premium Pension Authority, retail funds and the national aged pension. Employees pay compulsory contributions of 18.5 per cent. The wholesale orientation of the Swedish system is reflected in their ...

Pensioners power unplugged

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2008
... cost of age pensioner households index routinely increases at twice the rate of regular inflation, the potential for aged pension payments to overwhelm the welfare budget become frightening. Inter-generational inequity is looming as a real possibility. ...