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Retirement, Superannuation

Renting retirees need extra $500k in super

Retirees who do not own a home may need to find an additional $500,000 in their super to fund their rent, raising questions over advice given to them about super, according to new research.

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Retirement, Superannuation

Gen Z most likely to seek retirement advice

Members of generation Z are most likely to ask friends and family for retirement advice, while baby boomers are most likely to be asked for advice, according to Roy Morgan.

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Investments, Retirement

Fee impact too significant to ignore

Australia’s investment industry needs to improve its fee transparency as excessive fees, hidden fees and accumulated costs are severely eroding investors’ savings, a digital wealth provider has warned.

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Financial Planning, Retirement

Retirement confidence remains lacklustre

Two-thirds of Australians lack confidence about their finances in retirement, driven by higher living costs and uncertain times, according to a survey.

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Retirement, Superannuation

New contribution opportunities for recent retirees

On 2 October, Treasury released draft regulations to implement the 2018 federal budget announcement that the ability to make contributions would be extended for recent retirees. These are currently available for consultation (with the consultation period to end on 26 October) and, assuming no issues emerge, they would be expected to become law shortly thereafter and take effect, as planned, from 1 July 2019.

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Retirement, Strategy, Superannuation

Impact of death on total super balance

The 1 July 2017 super reforms introduced yet another new term to the super lexicon – total superannuation balance (TSB). This is more or less defined as everything (accumulation accounts, pensions, defined benefits) an individual has in the superannuation system at a particular point in time across all of their super funds.

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Property, Retirement, Strategy

SMSFs warned on retail property sector

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) involved in retail should use extra caution about using their SMSF to buy their business premises due to concerns about falling income returns, a specialist commercial property lender has said.

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Regulation, Retirement, Superannuation

SMSF trustees face double whammy

SMSF trustees are facing adverse consequences from two policy proposals should Labor win the next federal election, according to a superannuation educator.

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Regulation, Retirement

Franking credit inquiry gets SMSFA support

The SMSF Association has welcomed the decision by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics to commence an inquiry into the implications of removing refundable franking credits.

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ATO, Retirement

ATO aware of schemes targeting older SMSFs

The tax office has revealed it is seeing instances of schemes and spruiking aimed at SMSFs nearing retirement phase to access their funds early, demonstrating the need for and role of professional advice.

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