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Slash proposed tax rate for high super balances: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... Earnings relating to assets below the $3 million threshold will continue to be taxed at 15% or 0% if held in a retirement pension account. In Chalmers' proposed formula, Abood pointed to issues with unrealised gains. The proposed formula, which includes ...

Industry fund lowers fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
... while term deposits and property option fees were held steady at 0% and 0.08% respectively. Mine Super's pre-retirement pension options will also drop investment fees on its pre-mixed options from between 2bps to 9bps. Indirect cost ratios will also ...

Super tax strategies a hot topic

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
AMP's technical superannuation adviser support team saw a rise in the number of advisers querying tax deductions for personal superannuation contributions last month. Data from more than 2090 calls made by advisers last month showed more clients were ...

Super fund slashes fees, switches administrator

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
... West State Super saw admin fees reduce from 0.06% p.a. to 0.04% p.a. RI Allocated Pension and Transition to Retirement Pension admin fees changed from fee from 0.20% p.a. to 0.12% p.a.

Industry fund begins lifecycle pension strategy

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2018
... member's account retains a minimum balance in the cash option. The arrangement is now the default across REI's Retirement Pension and Transition to Retirement Pension. The new option follows the decision by the real estate industry fund to adopt the ...

Industry fund offers retirement income bonus

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
... super fund is offering retirement reward incentives of up to $11,520 to customers who sign up to the fund's retirement pension plan. The offer from BUSSQ, which represents a transfer of the fund's tax surplus - gained when members transfer from a super ...

Not too late to maximise super

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... element for clients who either need to commute back excess amounts of $1.6 million or have a transition to retirement pension of any balance. Lewis said if clients are utilising CGT relief, certain things need to be done to access that relief. "It comes ...

Super reforms hit parliament

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
A Bill containing key amendments to the 2016 Federal Budget including changes to transition to retirement pensions and pooled super trusts has been tabled in parliament. According to IOOF's head of technical services Martin Breckon, the amendments are ...

IRESS readies industry for super reforms

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
Financial technology provider IRESS is assisting administrators and financial advisers to respond to the introduction of the superannuation laws with several updates. IRESS' superannuation administration platform, Acurity, and its financial advice technology ...

Australian expats pension protected

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2016
A new agreement between Australia and India that protects expatriates' pension rights is expected to save about $10 million annually for Australian businesses operating in the south Asian country. The social security agreement came in to force this ...
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