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Fintech start-ups painted as future heroes

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... opportunity to self-build your superannuation product through a range of funds that can be linked to a leading edge retirement income engine that estimates future income including a future confident valuation of the funds, shares, fixed interest (and ...

Frydenberg relaxed about SMSF borrowing

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... Frydenberg said from more than 870 formal submissions to the Re:Think tax white paper, more than 300 discussed retirement income issues, including the relationship between superannuation and the Age Pension. He added that the Australian Tax Office (ATO) ...

AMP half-year profit up 33%

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
... corresponding period. Wealth management - including advice, platform administration, unit linked superannuation, retirement income and investment products - was the biggest profit driver, contributing $207 million. Within the wealth management business ...

Challenger's $300m profit and new product

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
... estate planning certainty. Benari said over the past 12 months there had been a sea-change in attitudes towards retirement income, with increased attention from policy makers, the media and the superannuation industry. "The superannuation industry is ...

Senate inquiry into gender retirement income gap launched

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
Issues around Australia's gender retirement income gap are expected to be reviewed by March next year after the Senate was instructed to conduct an inquiry yesterday. A cross-party motion by Senators Jenny McAllister (Labor), Sean Edwards (Liberal) ...

High expectations suggests need for retirement advice

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
Generation Y is the most optimistic about their post-retirement incomes but whether they have the advice or knowledge to reach those high expectations is uncertain. A report released by State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) and Rice Warner today recommends ...

Scrapping dividend imputation costly for retirees

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
... dividend imputation over both the accumulation and retirement stages leads to an approximate 13% increase in retirement income streams," Vamos said. "For a worker on an average income this equates to $4000 more in retirement per annum. Even with the ...

Challenger annuities join CFS platforms

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2015
As the superannuation industry continues to make retirement income strategies more readily available, Challenger now has its annuities on Colonial First State's FirstChoice and FirstWrap platforms. The move follows Colonial First State adding CommInsure ...

Super decades away from maturity

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
The maturity of Australia's superannuation system is under scrutiny and industry representatives have weighed in on how super will progress from its relatively successful childhood. Speaking at the Trans-Tasman Business Circle on Friday, BT Financial ...

Super and pension work together

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... about the interplay between superannuation and the age pension are driving public uncertainty about Australia's retirement income system. This is the conclusion of the Super Reality Check report developed by Vidler Policy and Research (VPR) and the Australian ...