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Super tax concession savings not overly generous: NAB

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
National Australia Bank (NAB), in a submission to government, has said superannuation should be the most concessionally incentivised form of savings for Australians so it remains the most attractive structure to save for an adequate retirement. This ...

Challenger and Link partner to offer super annuities

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
... longevity risk management and flexibility." "This strategic alliance will facilitate the provision of guaranteed retirement income solutions to major super funds in Australia. Challenger's products help protect retirees from investment market volatility ...

Govt pulls Public Sector Super fee subsidy

... Choice fund members. In more positive news for the superannuation fund, it has also added new features to its retirement income options which it said will provide greater flexibility to members. The changes include a rollover option that allows prospective ...

Managed funds jump $115 billion

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... modest 3.5%. While overall Inflows into the main superannuation market were flat, down a marginal 0.4%, the retirement income market saw a 9.4% annual inflow increase. The other main market, unit trusts and investment funds experienced a 13.6% drop in ...

VicSuper and Challenger launch integrated super retirement product

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... flexibility, and peace of mind," Dundon said. "However, this is just the first of what we see as a number of retirement income initiatives into the future. We're committed to finding innovative ways to meet all of our members' needs in retirement and ...

Actuaries say super taxes need to be reviewed

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... incomes showed current tax breaks flowing to the top 1% of Australian income earners will more than double their retirement income. ISA said the lowest paid Australians who receive no tax break suffer a 14% reduction in their superannuation income.

Franking credits matter, academics say

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
Dismantling franking credits could have detrimental effects for shareholders and for the Australian economy, academics for the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) argued in a research paper. "There is ample evidence that Australian ...

Funds management elite tours Asia to seduce investors

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
Representatives of Australia's top fund managers are visiting Japan and Korea along with Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg to promote opportunities in Australia's financial services industry. The delegation includes chief executives and high level ...

FEATURE: Defending wealth

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... can suffer the "double whammy" of severe capital depreciation and the ongoing necessity of capital draws for retirement income. "Retirement is fundamentally different to accumulation," he continues. "In accumulation, market volatility is a good thing ...

MAX Award winners named

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
... Global Advisors - SPDR ETFs Finalists - AMP Capital Autralian Equity Concentrated Fund, Legg Mason Multi-Asset Retirement Income Trust, Nikko AM New Asia Fund, UBS Investment Builders Creative Agency of the Year Naked Communications Finalists - 3C Creative ...