RETIREMENT INCOME

Financial planning

The signing of the memorandum of understanding will see the two firms launch wealth management and retirement income solutions for Australian retail investors....

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Features

The Government has long advocated for ‘growing the pie’ but, Chris Dastoor writes, the Retirement Income Review showed insufficient thought has been put into getting the ...

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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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