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AvSuper revamps death insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2009
... contribution made during your period of membership. This applies to contributions made by an employer or on a salary sacrifice basis. The provision is calculated based on an ATO formula, said Griffiths. "We've decided to do it because it's in the best ...

Fin advisers grow First State

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2009
... tailor their TTR and retirement planning strategies. First State Super has also experienced a higher level of salary sacrifice contributions, another result of members engaging the fund's planners. "The [financial planning] package obviously works for ...

NGS Super targets female fin lit

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
... and communicate more effectively." The $2.5 billion non-government school staff super fund website features a salary sacrifice calculator, detailed insurance costs and information on different investment options. Members can also download fact sheets ...

Super and pensions under attack

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
... of the taxation concessions should be removed, including taxing fund earnings at marginal rates and abolishing salary sacrifice contributions. Diverting these taxation benefits would free up taxation revenue to allow significant taxation reforms elsewhere ...

Legalsuper members favour Aussie shares

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
... $23 million was from voluntary contributions. Proebstl said that while some funds have seen members cancelling salary sacrifice arrangements, the opposite could be said about legalsuper. "We've found that hasn't been the case in our fund. "We get a sense ...

Mercer ups ante in corporate super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2009
... investment performance but can now give Tier 4 members more complex advice in the areas of co-contributions, salary sacrifice and Transition to Retirement strategies. "The corporate trust market is ultra-competitive, specially with the re-entry into ...

CONNECT targets retirees

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
... hours and use super to top up their income, or work the same hours and use tax savings to boost their super via salary sacrifice strategies. Alternatively, members looking to generate extra income could work full-time and use the extra income from the ...

Salary sacrifice on the rise: legalsuper

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2008
The $1 billion industry fund, legalsuper, has experienced a 50 per cent increase in salary sacrifice contributions at the end of May, despite returns being the worst for 20 years. Andrew Proebstl, chief executive of the $1 billion super fund claims ...

Planner To-Do list post Budget

... June tax time." Not quite as urgent but still very important is the impact of the new means testing rules on salary sacrifice and co-contributions scheme. "With salary sacrifice, they really only have one financial year to get the full benefit [of the ...

CFP and Fin Wisdom upload Provisio

... example, it optimises the strategy for advisers by automatically calculating the pension level and amount of salary sacrifice to ensure the maximum benefit for their clients. It also incorporates all the Simpler Super changes including contribution limits ...