RETIREMENT SAVINGS

Superannuation

SPAA joins chorus of industry voices on risks associated with limited recourse borrowings....

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Financial planning

SPAA has come out in support of the Government's move to label LRBAs as a financial product, which would mean only financial planners will be able to advise on these arra...

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Superannuation

While SMSFs are representative of a massive opportunity for many within the super industry, there are also a host of providers looking to the sector for exactly the wrong...

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Superannuation

A number of risks are looming large on the radars of SMSF advisers, according to the principal of consultant actuarial firm Rice Warner, Michael Rice....

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Superannuation

The Federal Government has received a further call to stop tinkering with the superannuation policy settings - this time via research conducted by Rice Warner on behalf o...

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Superannuation

One-on-one communication with retirees about their likely annual income in retirement is set to be a common tactic used by super funds to engage members....

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Superannuation

Australians and New Zealanders can consolidate their Australian and New Zealand earned retirement savings after the Federal Government passed the trans-Tasman retirement ...

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Superannuation

SPAA has warned LRBA arrangements within SMSFs come with their fair share of risks....

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Superannuation

Whilst SMSFs are traditionally a retirement vehicle sought by ‘Baby Boomers’, Andrew Hewison, director of Hewison Private Wealth, believes they also may be a suitable opt...

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Financial planning

In protecting their capital in retirement, investors need to consider the concentration of risk in any new investment strategy they take on, according to Wingate Asset Ma...

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Financial planning

The expected life span of an individual is one of the great unknowns in retirement planning yet Australians continue to underestimate the significant effect of longevity ...

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Superannuation

The ATOs annual report showed lost super levels had fallen for the first time after $3.2 billion in retirement savings were reunited with members over 2011/12....

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Superannuation

AMP has so far returned $4.8 million in lost super to its customers amid repeated calls for members to consolidate their superannuation....

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Financial planning

Suncorp's Sarina Raffo says working mums represent a potentially large client segment for planners and outlines the areas where they need financial advice....

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Superannuation

New data released by AMP Limited has confirmed the adverse impact of the Federal Government having lowered superannuation concessional contribution caps....

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