Australian retirees should consider moving overseas to maximise retirement prospects

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The question of how Australia is going to fund Baby Boomer retirement is the ‘elephant in the room’ in Australian politics and far from being a uniquely Australian issue, it... Read more continue reading

A new approach to maximising retirement income

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  Older Australians and their financial advisers need to reconsider the traditional building blocks of retirement portfolios to avoid people running out of money in retirement, according to global asset... Read more continue reading

Small can be good for Australian super funds

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“It is too simplistic to only think that ‘bigger is better’ for all Australian superannuation funds,” said Raewyn Williams, Director of Parametric’s Research & After-Tax Solutions, at the 2015 Australian... Read more continue reading

Link Group and ME enter strategic partnership

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Leading superannuation administration, data analytics and registry company Link Group and industry super fund-owned bank ME has announced a strategic partnership to jointly deliver integrated innovations for superannuation funds. The partnership... Read more continue reading

Social security and pension treatment of insurance bonds

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An insurance bond might help with meeting income-related thresholds for some government benefits. But Bond alone ownership cannot increase eligibility for the Age Pension. When a person directly owns insurance... Read more continue reading

Superannuation strategies for all ages

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Jonathan Philpot Regardless of their age, people should consider some simple strategies to help maximise their superannuation balance for when they retire, says Jonathan Philpot, wealth management partner at HLB... Read more continue reading

ASIC welcomes industry’s work on Indigenous superannuation

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ASIC welcomes the superannuation industry’s commitment to supporting Indigenous Australians with its inaugural Indigenous Superannuation Summit, held in Melbourne earlier this month. At the summit, the ASIC’s Indigenous Outreach Program... Read more continue reading

Superannuation myths unbundled

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Several pervasive myths are obscuring a clear picture of sensible reform in superannuation in Australia today. These myths have created a monumental ball of string that should be unbundled. Once... Read more continue reading

Super fund wins the Infinity Award for the fourth time

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Local Government Super leads on sustainable and responsible investment Local Government Super (LGS) yesterday announced it has won the SuperRatings Infinity award for the fourth time – taking out the prestigious... Read more continue reading

A wake up call for retirees around new changes to defined pensions

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Whilst much attention has been given to the Assets Test reduction since the federal budget was announced, a change to Centrelink’s  income assessment of funded defined benefit pensions has received... Read more continue reading