AGE PENSION

Superannuation

Planned changes to the Age Pension could see wealthy Australians gain significantly more Government support than middle income earners, the AIST believes....

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Superannuation

Changes to defined benefit pensions will affect pensioners who have a non-assessed portion of their defined benefit pension greater than 10 per cent. ...

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Superannuation

Australian retirees are being reassured that the Government will not be "raiding their savings" as part of any changes to superannuation. ...

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The Centre for International Finance and Regulation has urged a review of the sole purpose test to ensure it remains relevant. ...

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Tools & guides

Yvonne Chu looks at the two categories of ABPs, and what advisers will need to consider when dealing with them....

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Superannuation

Moves must be taken to strengthen Australia’s superannuation system on the back of the findings of the 2015 Intergenerational Report, industry bodies believe....

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Superannuation

Retirees should be given incentives to cash-in on their homes without being penalised by the Age Pension assets test an expert believes....

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Superannuation

The Federal Treasury has taken the heat out of suggestions it’s Tax Expenditure Statements is a policy signal on super tax concessions....

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Superannuation

There are various areas of SMSFs that investors are demanding advice on that are not currently available, research showed....

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Superannuation

The FSC has urged the Government to review the targeting of the age pension, suggesting current settings are too generous....

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Superannuation

Single retirees will need to spend $767 more a year to afford a comfortable retirement, the ASFA Retirement Standard showed....

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Superannuation

Towers Watson points to key retirement estimate benefits flowing from ASIC guidance....

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Tools & guides

Nathalie Bouquet details what steps advisers can take to ensure their retiring clients make the most of continuing Government concessions....

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Superannuation

Mercer research showed more than half of Australians will have less money than required to meet their desired retirement lifestyle. ...

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Superannuation

Deferred lifetime annuities would cost the Federal Government nothing to introduce and would begin to have an immediate impact on retirement income savings, according to ...

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