News : Pensions

Intergenerational estate planning requires varied pension strategy

September 24, 2018

Advisers should look to use a dual pension arrangement to achieve better intergenerational estate planning outcomes for their SMSF clients, a strategy specialist has proposed.

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Pensions, Strategy

Inquiry launched on scrapping of franking credit refunds

September 19, 2018

Malavika Santhebennur

The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics has announced an inquiry into the impact of removing refundable franking credits.

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Pensions, Retirement

Morrison dumps plan to raise pension age to 70

September 5, 2018

Malavika Santhebennur

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has welcomed Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s announcement today that the government will scrap a proposal to lift the age of eligibility for the age pension beyond 67 years.

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Pensions, Regulation

Actuarial certificate regulation will cut red tape

September 3, 2018

Malavika Santhebennur

SMSF administrator SuperConcepts has urged Treasury and the federal government to push ahead with a regulation that will prevent SMSFs that only have account-based pensions in their fund from needing to obtain an actuarial certificate if they want to cut costs and red tape.

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