AGE PENSION

Financial planning

Australians who seek financial advice are more confident that they will be able to support themselves through retirement without Government support, research reveals....

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Superannuation

The Government has been warned super will become an election issue if Budget super tax changes are not based on fairness....

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Financial planning

Financial advisers are seeking clarification and support on how the Assets Test change will affect their Age Pension eligibility, according to Challenger....

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Tools & guides

Minh Ly takes a look at the impact of some recently legislated changes to the Age Pension and Aged Care rules and how they can form part of client conversations....

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Tools & guides

It’s a fresh new year, new challenges, new opportunities, and there’s one year to prepare clients for the changes to the Assets Test that will be applied from 1 January 2...

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Superannuation

A new survey has revealed most super executives think superannuation’s purpose should be to increasingly reduce reliance on the age pension....

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Financial planning

Seniors downsizing will not improve their quality of life and sale proceeds of their home will not manifest into something contributory, Money Quest believes....

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Superannuation

Federal Treasurer, Scott Morrison, says industry funds cannot rely on past investment performance to absolve them from necessary governance changes....

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Superannuation

If the Government does not act, then the super industry may have to build a MyPension environment....

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Financial planning

One-in-four Australian women still feel ‘scared’ or ‘sad’ when asked how the word ‘retirement’ made them feel....

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Tools & guides

Anna Mirzoyan asks if the superannuation contribution splitting strategy can improve a member’s future entitlement to the Age Pension. ...

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Financial planning

The least wealthy sections of the country will be fully reliant on the Age Pension to achieve even a modest lifestyle, a white paper found....

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Superannuation

UK pensions transfers stretching back nine years will be under examination with UK authorities expressing concerns over their use in Australia....

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Tools & guides

William Truong looks at how the Federal Government’s changes to Centrelink’s asset testing from 1 January 2017 will impact clients looking at a Centrelink allowance....

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Superannuation

Pensioners are being advised to hold onto their homes or upgrade to more expensive houses to reduce the amount of capital beyond the pension assets test....

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