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Retirement Income Covenant closer to materialising

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021
The federal government unveiled the long-awaited Retirement Income Covenant exposure draft legislation and is taking industry feedback until October 15. The document sets out the obligations of superannuation trustees in designing a strategy for retirees ...

Why advisers must understand Retirement Income Covenant

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
... Challenger chair, retirement income Jeremy Cooper presented to the AFA conference, discussing the new Retirement Income Covenant and how it will impact advisers. While the Retirement Income Covenant does not apply any new obligations to financial advisers ...

ABPs alone won't meet retirement income covenant: Knox

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... pensions alone and will have to look at other solutions. The government's latest guidance on the Retirement Income Covenant released in July backtracked from Comprehensive Retirement Income Products. It told trustees to focus on income and demoted ...

Super fund chair outlines future strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021
... which is another key focus for the funds, particularly following the release of the government's Retirement Income Covenant position paper earlier this month. "It's one of our key priorities to look at what we can do better in that space... There ...

Retirement Income Covenant paper released

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2021
The government has released a position paper on the Retirement Income Covenant and is inviting submissions until August 6. Subject to the legislation passing, the government plans to have the covenant come into effect in July 2022. The new paper, released ...

Government merges advice reviews

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
... transitional period is due for a review in 2022. Hume also flagged with confidence that the long-awaited Retirement Income Covenant will be in force from 1 July 2022. "It is finally going to happen. The Retirement Income Covenant will be included in ...

QSuper unveils retirement income product

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
... growing demand for these types of products that address retirees' long-term financial needs. The Retirement Income Covenant was introduced in the 2018-19 Budget but has been delayed significantly. It is due to take effect in mid-2022 as championed ...

Retirement income framework on track: Frydenberg

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
The Federal Treasurer is confident that the Retirement Income Covenant will go ahead in mid-2022 despite several issues that need to be ironed out. In addressing the 2021 Council of the Ageing (COTA) National Policy Forum on Retirement Income this morning ...

SMSFs primed for best financial interests duty

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... retirement savings." Hume flagged that the government will progress important reforms, such as the Retirement Income Covenant, that were put on the backburner when COVID-19 hit. It will work with the SMFSA soon to improve the retirement needs and strategies ...

MySuper funds face new test, member bans

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... tabled to government by its independent panel on July 24 but still hasn't been published wider. The retirement income covenant, announced in the federal budget two years ago, was delayed from a 1 July 2020 start date to 1 July 2022. "[This is] to ...