RETIREMENT INCOME

Financial planning

Retirees could be more confident if advisers use more complex strategies such as an individual asset liability model as more precision would have gone into the constructi...

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Superannuation

Disclosing the precise value of privately held assets will compromise super funds from being able to effectively implement investment strategies, according to the Austral...

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Superannuation

The paper has outlined what should be included in a retirement income strategy plan developed by trustees to assist members in achieving retirement income needs....

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Financial planning

Tax benefits make investment companies a better option to family trusts as they offer the best tax benefits to clients, apart from superannuation, according to HLB Mann J...

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Superannuation

Dividend income, with the help of franking credits, may not continue to be a reliable method of income for retirees, according to a panel....

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Funds management

Differing from other funds from the group, the retirement income-focused fund will offer a fixed monthly distribution....

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People & Products

The tool will help advisers to deliver client investment and drawdown strategies for retirement....

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Features

Oksana Patron checks how COVID-19 has changed Australians’ thinking about superannuation and their own retirement and what lies ahead for product and solutions providers....

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Superannuation

The Government’s Retirement Income Review has been welcomed but the industry has differing views on the superannuation guarantee increase and accessing home equity to fun...

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Financial planning

Questions are being asked about whether advisers are facing greater risks of being perceived to breach the code of ethics because of the complexities inherent in advising...

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Financial planning

What are financial advisers telling their clients about retirement income strategies amid the low interest rate, low dividend environment generated by the COVID-19 pandem...

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Superannuation

The Retire with Confidence tool will help retirees and pre-retirees better understand how long their retirement income might last and what options they have available....

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Life/Risk

Those who seek their own coverage cannot assume they will end up with a product in their best interests, according to a law firm....

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Superannuation

The Government would be well-advised focusing on Age Pension taper rates rather than superannuation within its upcoming retirement incomes review, according to Australian...

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Superannuation

The retirement income review’s model will be able to dispel the contagious false narratives such as spiralling inflation and plummeting house prices that disproportionate...

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