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Defeat death taxes when merging accounts

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2008
Older Australians looking to merge their pension and super accounts be warned: your death taxes may be higher than you bargained for. Martin Murden, director of Partners Superannuation Services, said merging the two accounts can sometimes increase the ...

IFSA launches insurance campaign

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
... chronic underinsurance problem. Various reports have shown that many Australians are so underinsured that a job less or death of the family breadwinner can instantly place serious financial strain on the family - from their ability to repay their mortgages ...

New super book for indigenous mob

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
... superannuation issues. It focuses on superannuation, locating lost superannuation, providing tax file numbers and information about death benefits. Minister for superannuation and corporate law, Senator Nick Sherry, said the booklet is designed to assist ...

Remarried war vet widows get pension

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... Super, the Superannuation Act 1922, the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948 and the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 have recently been amended to prospectively restore spouse pensions for remarried widows and widowers. Although ...

ASFA supports same sex super bill

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... (ASFA) is backing the government's proposal to change the law and allow same sex couples to access a partner's superannuation death benefit easier and more tax effectively. In its submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional ...

Qantas Super raises insurance cover

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
The $6.6 billion Qantas Superannuation fund has introduced minimum death cover to its default funds. According to a Qantas Super newsletter, minimum death cover will be provided for funds which are used as the "default" fund under the current Choice ...

The house that Sherry built

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
... cases, going up to 100 or 200. On top of that, members then have to make decisions on splitting contributions, level of death and disability cover, level of contributions, paying commissions or fixed fees, and so on. "On the supply side, it's all very ...

AXA extends cover for 457 visas

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2008
AXA upgrades its individual life insurance suite to include cover for 457 visa holders and separately, better cover for prostate cancer. As part of the firm's annual life insurance upgrade, 457 visa holders can now obtain a two-year income protection ...

Westscheme members get better insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
WA-based Westscheme is increasing its death, TPG and income protection cover for the majority of its members. According to Howard Rosario, chief executive of Westscheme, the multi-industry super fund reviewed its contract with Tower to increase its ...

Population growth hits 36 year high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2008
Figures just released by the ABS confirm that Australia's population last year experienced in fastest growth in 36 years. The population is now 21.2 million after having increased by 331,900 last calendar year or 1.6 per cent. The population recovery ...