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Retirement phase of superannuation consultation opens

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
... consultation discusses three key areas: Helping members navigate the retirement income system, supporting funds to deliver better retirement income products and services, and making lifetime income products more accessible. Released today, discussion ...

Changing retirement landscape needs regulatory framework: Actuaries Institute

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
... reluctance to offer guidance," he concludes. Another highlighted concern is the obstacles that super funds encounter in gaining better insights into their members. The paper explained that many trustees are reluctant to collect too much data from members ...

Income investors to thrive in 2024: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
... from price moves, not rises in dividends or new bond issuance." "However, for all future money invested, you'll access better yields, along with a gradual improvement from new issuance."

Responsible investment key to wealth transfer conversation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
... conversations," Willis said. "The one difference is that those advisers that are proactively engaging in that conversation see better uptake and a better quality relationship with that next generation. "Those that incorporate responsible investment into ...

'Should have known better': AAT tells auditor

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... deputy president Bernard McCabe rejected her arguments, stating that her level of experience suggests "she should have known better than to audit her husband's super fund." As Townshend submitted that auditing SMSFs contributes less than 10% of her income ...

SMSF Association, CA ANZ rally against super tax changes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... superannuation earnings. Yesterday in Parliament, assistant treasurer Stephen Jones introduced the government's controversial Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions Bill - the legislation introduces a 30% tax rate for superannuation earnings exceeding ...

Commercial property likely to recover in 2024: Insights

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... Revealing its top predictions for the sector for 2024, Knight Frank said an improved vintage will ensure a year that is better for acquiring assets. "The sustained pressure of higher rates has naturally put pressure on asset values, and this is still ...

Industry needs better retirement advice blueprint: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023
... Longevity risk, a greying population, and the proliferation of retirement income products are forcing financial advisers to be better equipped in navigating a landscape that is becoming increasingly more complex, an industry expert says. Optimum Pensions ...

Link names retirement, super product lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023
... said. "This new role will allow me to build, refine and improve our product strategy and design from beginning to end, to better deliver for our clients, their members, employers, and advisers. Link Group has a long history of outstanding fintech solutions ...

Don't abandon 60/40: J.P Morgan

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023
... out of cash and benchmarks, expanding opportunity sets into alternatives and adding greater international exposure for better diversification and returns," J.P Morgan global multi-asset strategist Sylvia Sheng said. "Yet, several market imbalances deserve ...