RETIREMENT SAVINGS

Superannuation

The Federal Opposition has called on the Government to give undertakings not use superannuation as a milch cow to feed the Budget deficit....

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Superannuation

Expert panel advocates finding a concessional caps’ sweet spot and limiting lump sums....

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Life/Risk

New measures introduced in the 2013 Budget will have an important flow-on effect on insurance in super, writes David Glen. ...

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Superannuation

The Federal Government is updating its super calculator to reflect increases to the SG. ...

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Superannuation

SPAA has urged the Coalition not to defer the Labor Government's planned increase in the superannuation guarantee if it wins government at the election scheduled for 15 S...

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Financial planning

The Federal Government's proposed reforms to the tax treatment of deferred lifetime annuities represents a "water-shed" moment says Towers Watson's Andrew Boal, but furth...

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Superannuation

The Government has introduced legislation into Parliament that will require superannuation fund trustess to consolidate multiple accounts that are held by the same member...

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Superannuation

A negative return close to retirement can be more detrimental to a client’s savings than one at the beginning of their career. Vivek Prabhu from Perpetual explains how to...

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Superannuation

Most seniors want Government to leave super alone, and not just tax concessions....

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Financial planning

Queensland-based Suncorp has launched a new online superannuation product....

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Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that if the Federal Government imposes changes to the superannuation tax regime in the May Budget, it may take an entire Parliamentary term before a Co...

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Superannuation

Banks are receiving numerous calls from customers anxious about the Government’s proposed changes to superannuation....

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Superannuation

Coalition urges industry to help stop Government’s super tax changes before they occur because there are no guarantees post-Budget....

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Superannuation

Cormann claims Government needs to spell out its real intentions on super taxes....

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Superannuation

Government needs to assess the age pension to ensure it is sustainable, according to the FSC....

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