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Govt should support pensioner reverse mortgage access: CIS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
... pensioner homeowners because income from the reverse mortgage would be deemed notwithstanding their overall net retirement income stream would increase. Consumers would be protected because the government should legislate to ensure these reverse mortgages ...

Retirement income sector keeps pace with population changes

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
Total assets held in the retirement income sector are projected to reach $1 trillion by 2024, according to research by DEXX&R. In line with the Intergenerational Report's estimate that the proportion of Australians aged 65 and over will double in the ...

Hockey slams Labor super tax proposal

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... age pension." Taxpayers Australia head of superannuation Reece Agland concurred, saying that "while tax free retirement income is a great facet of the current system, it is increasingly looking unsustainable in the long run." Agland did note, however ...

No changes to neg gearing, super in Budget

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
Just three weeks out from the Abbott government's second budget, the Prime Minister and Assistant Treasurer have said there will be no changes to tax policy regarding negative gearing or superannuation. On speculation that the government might act to ...

$1m in super not enough: Cooper

MARK SMITH AND AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
... super balance of $1 million would buy an income stream little greater than the age pension. The chairman of retirement income at Challenger, says a million dollars is always seen as a nice round figure in debates such as the present one surrounding super ...

AB managing director joins Dimensional

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
... consideration on my part, I am certain the Dimensional philosophy can have a far-reaching impact in improving the retirement income of millions of Australians. I have been very impressed with everyone I have met and am looking forward to working with ...

Advisers turning to annuities for longevity risk

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
... short-term (less than five years) annuities respectively. Reflecting its ongoing prominence in the Australian retirement income space, Challenger products were cited by 86% of advisers who recommended some form of guaranteed income in the past 12 months. ...

Contango appoints analysts to capitalise on growing markets

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
Contango Asset Management has appointed two senior investment analysts to capitalise on small and microcap Australian equities as well as "the rapidly expanding retirement incomes space." An expansion at Cotango was indicated earlier this year and the ...

Retirement income committee to launch in June

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... June 2, launched by the Committee for Sustainable Retirement Incomes. The CSRI is designed to review the entire retirement income system and will be chaired by former Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Dr Michael Keating. Other ...

Seniors weigh in on super tax discussion

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... ageing population and the budget." "Interest groups are talking about individual proposals for parts of the retirement income system and debating their respective merits one by one," Yates said. "Instead we need to put them all on the table, see what ...