Superannuation Articles

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Bryce Figot
BRYCE FIGOT  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2014
A little known quirk in the preservation rules can have important implications for clients. This article explains how the quirk arises, and then how to use it to advantage clients. In a nutshell, the quirk allows trustees of super funds to 'cherry pick' ... Read more
JON DE FRIES  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
Super beneficiary nominations is an important area of financial advice, considering a member's death benefit will often be considerably boosted by insurance proceeds and be their largest financial asset Read more
VIC RUTH  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
The decision that clients make throughout retirement affect their pension entitlements. In turn, the pension has far reaching impacts on the cost of aged care. Read more
PAUL CAHILL  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
Australians are living longer than before, but there is a growing disparity between life expectancy and the superannuation balance of an average Australian. Read more
PAUL WINTER , VYAS BALASUBRAMANIAN , OLIVER ANTROBUS , LUKE BROWN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
From an economic perspective, growth is a function of demographics, capital and productivity. This paper looks at demographics and highlights that ultimately, the demographic structure of a nation drives returns across asset classes. Read more
JACK LOWENSTEIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
Since the greatest difference in asset allocation between big super funds and SMSF is in global equities, it is worth looking at the return and risk issues in this decision making process. Read more
GEMMA DALE  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
A thorough reading of the Rice Warner report on self-managed super funds (SMSF) reveals that the findings are in fact broadly positive for the SMSF sector. Read more
MICHAEL HARKIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013
With the rush to purchase property via their SMSF, turstees are overlooking what will happen should they become disabled or die. Read more
DAVE RAE  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013
Entrant in last year's Smiley's talks to Financial Standard about how entering gave his social media clout a shot of credibility. Read more
Aaron Minney
AARON MINNEY  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013
As an adviser, there are some simple approaches that you can work with your clients to implement that will improve their retirement outcomes. A basic goal in retirement is for clients' minimum spending needs to be met by the income produced by their ... Read more