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Superannuation funds have been asked to consult on new Government legislation aimed at ending the anomaly around the concessional tax treatment of job redundancy pay-outs...

Superannuation

The majority of Australians entering retirement are now officially self-funded, new research has found, in proof that the superannuation system is working for the current...

Superannuation

Recent regulatory changes to retirement calculator discounts could make a “significant” difference to consumers, as superannuation and retirement costs could be better es...

Expert Analysis

Should superannuation funds include the Age Pension when they estimate a member’s income in retirement? This modeling explores why this question is far more complex than ...

Superannuation

There is an estimated $1 trillion in ‘untapped’ home equity, according to retirement funding provider Household Capital, offering retirees an alternative way to fund thei...

Post retirement

As far as retirement income policy is concerned, there are “some differences in style” between the Coalition and Labor but their substantive positions are largely the sam...

Post retirement

The Institute of Actuaries has urged the Government to consider imposing a dollar cap on the value of the family home that is exempt from the Age Pension means test....

Superannuation

New analysis form Rice Warner has suggested that the removal of volume-based adviser fees would challenge superannuation just as much as it would challenge planning firms...

Superannuation

A supplementary paper produced by the Productivity Commission has questioned industry analysis suggesting insurance within superannuation helps reduce pressure on Governm...

Post retirement

A new research paper has questioned whether the increasing importance of superannuation means that the role of the Age Pension needs to be re-evaluated....

Superannuation

Australians are entering retirement with an increased ownership of second properties, according to the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute. ...

Superannuation

Research from Milliman has found that a scheme encouraging older Australian couples to downsize their homes will likely help those couples with lower super balances....

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Grant Banner

From my perspective, 40- 50% of people are likely going to be deeply unhappy about how long they actually live. ...

4 months ago
Kevin Gorman

Super director remuneration ...

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Anthony Asher

No doubt true, but most of it is still because over 45’s have been upgrading their houses with 30 year mortgages. Money ...

4 months 1 week ago

Blue Owl Capital, a US asset manager with its eye on ‘marquee investors’ like super funds, has announced the appointment of a senior Future Fund executive as its newest m...

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Australia’s second-largest super fund has confirmed it is expanding its presence in the UK following significant investment in the region....

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While the Financial Advice Association Australia said it supports a performance testing regime “in principle”, it holds reservations about expanding this scope to retirem...

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