News : Pensions

Aged Care, Pensions

AMP unveils retirement income facility

AMP Super has launched a retirement income offering that can provide members with income for life along with better Centrelink treatment.

AMP Super has launched a retirement income offering that can provide members with income for life along with better Centrelink treatment.

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Division 296, Pensions, Tax

Div 296 tax on pensions easy to map out

SMSF members drawing a pension will still pay Division 296 tax, but can use a shortcut to figure out what that will be each year.

SMSF members drawing a pension will still pay Division 296 tax, but can use a shortcut to figure out what that will be each year.

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Pensions

Confusion over drawdown shortfall fix

A misunderstanding of how to remedy a failure to meet the minimum pension payment obligation still exists in the SMSF sector.

A misunderstanding of how to remedy a failure to meet the minimum pension payment obligation still exists in the SMSF sector.

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Pensions, Platforms, Superannuation

Hub24 releases lifetime super solution

Hub24 has released a lifetime super product that may boost Centrelink assessments in retirement and will in time be teamed with a pension product.

Hub24 has released a lifetime super product that may boost Centrelink assessments in retirement and will in time be teamed with a pension product.

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Pensions, SMSFA

TR 2013/5 solution still being sought

The SMSF Association is still working with the ATO to find a practical solution to lower the administrative burden related to TR 2013/5.

The SMSF Association is still working with the ATO to find a practical solution to lower the administrative burden related to TR 2013/5.

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Division 296, Pensions, Retirement, Tax

TRIS a Div 296 management tool

Using a TRIS can help in balancing the total super balances of two-member SMSFs in order to manage potential Division 296 tax liabilities.

Using a TRIS can help in balancing the total super balances of two-member SMSFs in order to manage potential Division 296 tax liabilities.

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Pensions, Property

Real estate may be insufficient for pensions

The rise in minimum pension amounts may outstrip income from real estate, requiring trustees to re-examine liquidity issues as they age.

The rise in minimum pension amounts may outstrip income from real estate, requiring trustees to re-examine liquidity issues as they age.

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Division 296, Pensions, Superannuation, Tax

Div 296 will capture reserves income

Superannuants with pension reserves may consider withdrawing them as the new Division 296 tax will capture income from them in its calculations.

Superannuants with pension reserves may consider withdrawing them as the new Division 296 tax will capture income from them in its calculations.

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Pensions, Retirement

MLC lifetime income rates recognised

A new retirement income offering from MLC has been acknowledged as providing individuals with some of the highest income rates in the market.

A new retirement income offering from MLC has been acknowledged as providing individuals with some of the highest income rates in the market.

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