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Super only 35% of retirement nest egg

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... comfortable with, including savings, property and even inheritance money, to make up the remaining bulk of their retirement income." Savings make up 11.6% of the retirement nest egg, followed by property investments (7.8%) and inheritance (4.3%). The ...

Remove 10% rule for deductible contributions: SMSF Association

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
... "We want to see a recommitment to the long-term goals of superannuation and in particular a focus on providing retirement income via the three-pillar system of the age pension, compulsory contributions and voluntary contributions." The SMSF Association ...

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... lift returns, they may really start to challenge industry funds' dominance of employer default superannuation. Retirement income Australia's lack of a developed market for retirement income products has long been bemoaned by many in the industry. But ...

SPAA "disappointed" by the FSI's SMSF borrowing recommendations

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... remain. The report said that this would "fulfil the objective for superannuation to be a savings vehicle for retirement income, rather than a broader wealth management vehicle." It also said that over the past five years, the amount of funds borrowed ...

SPECIAL REPORT: Financial System Inquiry

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... standards squarely in his sights and ask for submissions from the industry of how to tackle the question of retirement income and bring technology standards up to scratch

Murray calls for end to LRBAs

ALICE URIBE  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... remain. The report said that this would "fulfil the objective for superannuation to be a savings vehicle for retirement income, rather than a broader wealth management vehicle." It also said that over the past five years, the amount of funds borrowed ...

FSI favours Chile-style default super auction

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... would be enshrined in legislation. The report also recommended mandating super funds to offer a quasi-default retirement income stream product, which all members would be offered at retirement, with an emphasis on pooling longevity risk. Unlike other ...

Murray's FSI: consumers win round one

ALEX DUNNIN  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... reputational peril. Murray saying he wants to change the focus of superannuation away from wealth accumulation to retirement income is just as dramatic because not only will it undermine the way wealth management has swallowed superannuation and overcomplicated ...

Financial System Inquiry recommendations wrap

STAFF WRITER  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... and encourage industry to develop standard terms for 'simple' bonds. Superannuation member engagement: Publish retirement income projections on member statements from defined contribution superannuation schemes using Australian Securities and Investments ...

Follow our coverage of the FSI final report on Sunday

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
... standards squarely in his sights and ask for submissions from the industry of how to tackle the question of retirement income and bring technology standards up to scratch.