SuperGuide
Superannuation and retirement planning information
SuperGuide began tracking Australia’s independent financial advisers in 2010. We have always recognised that financial advice can add significant value to an individual or couple’s retirement plans, so long as it is truly independent, free from conflicts, and in the best interests of the clients.
The Protecting Your Super Package of reforms start on 1 July 2019. These reforms are designed to protect your super accounts from being eroded by insurance policy fees and premiums that you may not require, as well as help to consolidate your low balance super accounts.
SMSF investors estimate a +1.4% capital growth expectation for the All Ordinaries Index for the next 12 months, according to the latest Investment Trends’ Investors Intention Index report.
New legislation has enhanced the powers of the Australian financial industry’s two biggest regulators: the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).
An anti-detriment payment is an additional lump sum amount paid to the eligible dependant of a super fund member who dies (in addition to a lump sum death benefit that is paid to the dependant on the super fund member’s death).
Question: I’m an Australian citizen and want to retire in Italy when I’m 52. Can I access my super because I don’t plan on working again in Australia?
Australian super law allows for the full early release of your super if you’re diagnosed with a terminal medical condition, provided your super fund allows it.
This article presents findings from a research program that analysed the retirement experience of 200 Australians, and identifies eight specific factors that had helped those that had best adjusted to retirement.
