pension

Policy & Regulation

New retirement income approach needed in 2017

The changes to super rules, passed by the Government, would force Australian retirees to rethink their retirement income approach in 2017, according to a study by a fund ...

Funds management

Fixed income for life?

Life expectancies have increased, but which fixed income funds have produced the best long term returns? Jessica Amir writes. ...

Superannuation

Australia has highest proportion of defined contribution assets

The global pension world has moved toward defined contributions, demands on investment talent, and governance improvements, according to Willis Towers Watson....

Financial planning

Accountants told to dive into advice pool

Count Financial tells accountants they are trusted by clients and therefore need to understand the size of the advice pool....

Tools & guides

Split super to boost age pension?

Anna Mirzoyan asks if the superannuation contribution splitting strategy can improve a member’s future entitlement to the Age Pension. ...

Superannuation

Treasury to resolve pension transfer block

Australian super funds have lobbied Treasury to seek a resolution over the tax block imposed on UK pension tranfers...

Superannuation

Former CommInsure MD wins multi-million dollar court battle

Former CommInsure managing director, Peter Beck, has won a 10-year legal battle with the Commonwealth Bank over his multi-million dollar defined benefit pension entitleme...

Policy & Regulation

PC says TTR mostly used by the wealthy

The Productivity Commission has questioned whether TTR pensions are a valid policy device or a tax planning vehicle for the wealthy....

Financial planning

Age pension members to consider strategies

Assuming the Budget's asset test changes pass through the Senate advisers and their clients will have until 2017 to change their strategy, if their account-based pension ...

Superannuation

Senior health card receivers rethinking assets

Changes to the age pension has seniors rethinking their assets as their deemed income may now push them over the threshold to receive the seniors health card....