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Liberals should liberate Australians from super: Bragg

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
... Institute senior associate Joey Moloney described the general idea of compulsory super as sound. He said: "It can help smooth lifetime consumption given people focus disproportionately on the short term." However, Moloney did say that taking the super ...

Generation Life launches retirement income product

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
Generation Life has launched a new lifetime income solution on GBST's cloud-based wealth administration platform, Composer. The solution, Generation Life LifeIncome, will be available exclusively through financial advisers and is an investment-linked ...

Beware super home buyer collateral damage: ISA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2022
... lower investment returns." Oppositely, Yellow Brick Road chair Mark Bouris called the super scheme a potential once in a lifetime opportunity for first home buyers to get into this market sooner. Bouris said: "The argument that you lose compounding interest ...

Dump annual super contributions cap: CA ANZ

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022
... superannuation contribution cap for the benefit of women. CA ANZ said the existing cap should be scrapped and replaced with a lifetime cap. This, it said, would make the super system fairer for women. It would also be a simple, practical and non-inflationary ...

NFP funds dominate retiree super: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2022
... suggests. Previous analysis by Rainmaker shows that two thirds of all the super fees members will pay throughout their lifetime will be paid in retirement. "This, combined with retirees' high balances, makes retirement super by far the most lucrative ...

75% of Aussies don't understand group cover: MLC Life

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
... have the right cover for their circumstances," Puli said. "The average Australian changes jobs 12 times throughout their lifetime. In that time, they may get married, have kids, buy a home, and take on more debt. It's imperative that members have the ...

Rest simplifies super splitting

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
... which came into effect on 1 April 2022. "Superannuation is often one of the largest assets that someone holds in their lifetime. Previously, getting accurate information on an ex-spouse's super balance was complicated. This meant people would often overlook ...

Accountants lobby for 10 budget reforms

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2022
... Treasurer in the lead up to the Federal Budget. First, CA ANZ wants to see the annual superannuation cap replaced with a lifetime contribution cap and provided for joint spousal super accounts. "The superannuation 'glass ceiling' is real, and these two ...

Practice valuations to normalise: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022
... valuing the practice, as a standalone they're no longer enough. Previously, age influenced a buyer's view of the client's lifetime value with the practice, propensity to purchase additional services and somewhat the level of interest they would provide ...

AustralianSuper announces joint venture

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
... shareholders." AustralianSuper senior investment director property, UK Paul Clark said the investment is a once in a lifetime investment opportunity. "Our investment in Canada Water will contribute to the retirement savings of our 2.6 million members ...