2. Disclaimer
The following information is general advice and was
prepared without taking into account your objectives,
financial situation or needs. Therefore you should consider
the appropriateness of the advice in light of your own
objectives, financial situation or needs before acting on the
advice.
An AvSuper Product
Disclosure Statement on
any financial product
mentioned in this
document should also be
obtained and read prior
to proceeding with an
investment decision.
4. Increase to SG contributions
The Superannuation Guarantee increases
to 12% to be delayed.
From 1 July
Superannuation Guarantee (SG) rate
(%)
current law Budget proposals
2014 9.5 9.5
2015 10.0 9.5
2016 10.5 9.5
2017 11.0 9.5
2018 11.5 10.0
2019 12.0 10.5
2020 12.0 11.0
2021 12.0 11.5
2022 12.0 12.0
5. Increasing concessional
contributions caps
Increase concessional cap to $35,000 per financial
year
• For members over 50 from 1 July 2014
Indexed cap expected to reach $35,000 for all
age groups by 1 July 2018.
6. Increasing non concessional
contributions caps
Increase in non concessional cap to $180,000
per annum and $540,000 (bring forward
provision)
(this means members can contribute $540,000 in a
financial year but are then excluded from making
non concessional contributions for three years.
This provision is only available to members who
are under 65 years old)
Effective 1 July 2014
7. Excess non-concessional
contributions withdrawal
Withdraw amounts above the limits
and their earnings
Pay marginal tax rate on the
earnings
AvSuper: for many this means reduced tax
and no penalty on excess contributions
For contributions made after 1 July 2013
8. Age pension changes
Pension age increasing to 70
•For people born after 1 Jan 1965
•Phased in for people born after
1 Jan 1958
•No impact on preservation age
9. Age pension changes
1. Indexed by the CPI from 1 Sept 2017
2. Eligibility thresholds freeze 1 July
2017 to 30 June 2020
3. Senior supplement ends June 2014
4. Reduced asset testing deeming
thresholds from 20 Sept 2017
5. Untaxed super counted as income
for Seniors Health card
10. Other changes
1. Budget repair levy for high income
earners (over $180,000)
2. From 1 July 2016, ADF members
could choose to roll into AvSuper
3. Agreement with India to simplify
super for seconded workers
4. Non-pension payments not indexed
for 3 years from 1 July 2014
12. Aged Pension
– Retirement incomes policy
– The Three Pillars
• Compulsory Super +
• Means Tested Age Pension +
• Voluntary Savings and Super
– Safety net principle
13. Changing Life stages
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
1929
1969
2009
Change in life expectancy over 80 years in Australia
63
71
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, KPMG
82
14. Life expectancy
Current age Male (years) Female (years)
55 27.3 30.8
56 26.4 29.9
57 25.5 28.9
58 24.7 28.0
59 23.8 27.1
60 23.0 26.2
65 18.9 21.8
70 15.0 17.6
80 8.5 10.1
90 4.2 4.8
Released: 10 November 2011 Australian Bureau of Statistics
15. Access to the Age Pension
Affects people born Age Date
1 July 52 to 31 Dec 53 65 ½ 1 July 2017
1 Jan 54 to 30 June 55 66 1 July 2019
1 July 55 to 31 Dec 56 66 ½ 1 July 2021
1 Jan 1957 67 1 July 2023
1 Jan 1958 to 31 Dec 1959 67 ½ 1 July 2025
1 Jan 1959 to 31 Dec 1960 68 1 July 2027
1 Jan 1961 to 31 Dec 1962 68 ½ 1 July 2029
1 Jan 1963 to 31 Dec 1964 69 1 July 2031
1 Jan 1964 to 31 Dec 1965 69 ½ 1 July 2033
from 1 Jan 1965 70 1 July 2035
16. Your Pension Rate
• Base Pension
PLUS
• Pension Supplement
– Pharmaceutical allowance
– Telephone allowance
– GST component
– Can opt to receive supplement quarterly
MINUS
• The effect of income or assets
17. Centrelink age pension
rates
Current Age Pension*
:
•Maximum Age pension for singles =
$842.80 per fortnight
•Maximum Age pension for couples =
$635.30 per fortnight each
*Age Pension is indexed on 20 March and 20 September each
year. Above rates include pension & clean energy supplements
18. Single Couple
Lifestyle Modest Comfortable Modest Comfortable
Income PW $446 $810 $642 $1,108
Income PA $23,283 $42,254 $33,509 $57,817
Aged Pension $21,912 $21,912 $33,035 $33,035
Estimated capital
required
$71,000 $650,000 $147,000 $852,000
Aged Pension comparison for homeowners March 2014
ASFA / Westpac
Retirement Standard
Figures are updated each quarter at www.avsuper.com.au
Assumptions: Retirement income generated to retiree age 90; Spouse
is 4 years younger; Homeowner; Age Pension included; Standard MoneySmart
assumptions - capital stable investment. – earning 6% pa
Sources: www. asfa.asn.au and www.moneysmart.gov.au
20. Rate using
Income Test
Rate using
Income Test
Potential
Maximum
Potential
Maximum
Rate using
Asset Test
Rate using
Asset Test
Lower Rate
Applies
Lower Rate
Applies
Age Pension rate paid
21. Couple
Homeowner $286,500 $1,134,000
Non-homeowner $433,000 $1,280,500
Asset test thresholds
Threshold*
Cut-out point**
Single
Homeowner $202,000 $764,000
Non-homeowner $348,500 $910,500
*Thresholds are indexed bi-annually
**Pension reduces by $1.50 per fortnight for every $1,000 of
assets above the threshold
22. Couple
$284.00 PFN $2,825.20 PFN
$7,384.00 PA $73,455.20 PA
Income Test thresholds
Full Pension $ No Pension*
$
Single
$160.00 PFN $1,845.60 PFN
$4,160.00 PA $47,986.00 PA
* Pension reduces by 50c for every $1 of income
above the Full Pension Threshold
Budget proposes freezing thresholds from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2020
23. Example - Homeowner Couple
Item Asset Income
Home (on < 2Ha) Exempt -
Household/Personal $10,000 -
Motor Vehicles $18,000 -
Caravan $4,500 -
Holiday Shack $200,000 -
Bank Acct, Investments $140,000 $3,739 pa
Allocated Pension $650,000 $4,128.75 pa
Totals $822,500 $7,867.75 pa
Asset test rate = $455.35 pf combined
Income test rate = $1,257.10 pf combined
24. Pension Rate Indexation
• Twice Yearly
• 20 March & 20 September
• 27.7% of Male Total Average
Weekly Earnings
• Pensioner and Beneficiary Living
Cost Index
25. Pension Payments
• Fortnightly in arrears
• Payday determined at
commencement
• Change Payday to suit you
• Direct deposit to financial
institution
• Centrepay
• Direct deduction to registered
organisations (gas, electricity, etc.)
26. Assessment of Income
• Earnings from employment
• Gross amounts before tax and
other deductions
• Includes salary sacrifice amounts
• Excludes 9.50% employer
contribution to super
• Less the “Work Bonus” if
applicable
27. Work Bonus
• For those over Age Pension age,
who receive a pension
• Disregard the first $250 per fortnight
of earnings from employment
Alan earns $1,300 pf. Of this $250 pf is
disregarded.
Only $1050 pf is assessed under the Age
Pension income test
28. Work Bonus Balance
• If you do not work, the work Bonus
amount is saved
• This accumulates as the Work Bonus
Balance
• Balance can reach a maximum of
$6,500
Peter’s Work Bonus Balance is $500. He
returns to work & is paid $1000 in a fortnight
The $1000 income is reduced by $250 for the
Work Bonus, and $500 Work Bonus
Balance
29. Work Bonus - Couples
• Each person can have a Work Bonus
• But each must be over Age Pension
age and receiving a pension
• Jane and Dan earn $600 pf each.
• They both receive a Work Bonus so
only $350 each is assessed under
the pension income test
30. Work Bonus
• Fortnightly assessment
– Fortnightly reporting for some
• Applies to income from salary and
wages only
• Bev can take advantage of the Work
Bonus if her private company pays
her a salary, but not if she only
receives distributions of company
profits
31. Income Streams -Example
• Ted bought an account based
income stream at 65 with his
$500,000 super
• He plans to take $28,000 pa
• Deduction Amount* ($500,000 /
18.54 years) $26,969 pa
• Assessed income $1,031 pa
* rationale – purchase capital is spread
over term/lifetime (proposed
legislation)
32. Assessment of Income
• Earnings from employment
• Income stream products
– Annuities, Allocated Pensions, Term
Allocated Pensions, Account Based
Pensions
– Gross Income – Deduction amount
– Beware – withdrawals from these
products will affect the Deduction
Amount – discuss with FIS or your
Financial Planner
33. Assessment of Income
• Earnings from employment
• Income stream products
• Super pensions
• Farm or business income
• Deemed income on financial assets
• rental income
34. Deeming
All financial investments are aggregated
(cash, shares, bank accounts,
investments, loans)
•Single
– First $48,000 is assessed at 2%
– Remainder assessed at 3.5%
•Couples
– First $79,600 combined is assessed at 2%
– Remainder is assessed at 3.5%
…irrespective of actual income received
35. Deeming –Example
Bruce is single and has the following
Bank Account $4,473 @ 1% $44 pa
Term Deposit $72,000 @ 4.5% $3,240 pa
Shares $28,000 $1,120 pa
Total $104,473 $4,404 pa
($169 pf)
Bruce’s deemed income
First $46,600 @ 2% $932 pa
Remaining $57,873 @ 3.5% $2,026 pa
Total $104,473 $2,958 pa
($114 pf)
36. Deeming Options
• Deeming accounts
– Offered by most financial institutions
– Interest rate reflects deeming rates
– Fees, rates and conditions vary –shop
around
– Are there better options for your needs /
timeframe?
• Internet accounts
• Cash management trusts
• Term deposits
• Managed funds
37. Asset Test
• Assets = the things you own
– Different thresholds for
• Homeowners
• Non homeowners
– Assets above the threshold
reduce pension at
$1.50 pf per $1,000
38. Assets include…
• Motor vehicles, boats, caravans etc.
• Household contents and personal
effects
• Bank accounts, investments, loans
• Real estate (net value)
• Farms, business (net value)
• Antiques, collectables
• Gifting
39. Valuing assets
• Net market value
• Motor vehicles, household contents etc
– Your estimate
• Real estate
– Current market value
– Australian valuation office
• Financial investments
– Current value or account balance
40. Assets DO NOT include…
• Principal home and surrounding land
on same title
– Up to 2 ha under private land test
– No limit under extended land use test
41. Assets do not include…
• Accommodation bond paid for
aged care
• Funeral bonds, prepaid funerals
• Special disability trusts
• Super/rollover investments
– Up until Age Pension age
– Ministerial exemption
– Peter is 65 and his wife Jill is 58;
Super in Jill’s name is not included
when assessing Peter’s Age Pension
42. Assets do not include…
• Complying income
streams bought before
20 Sept 2007
– 50% or 100%
exemption (based on
purchase date)
– Must meet specific
criteria
43. Assessment of Gifts
Gifting and Deprivation – up to:
– Single $10,000 per financial year*
– Couple $10,000 combined per financial
year*
– $30,000 in any 5 year rolling period
– Excess over limits
• Assessed as an asset for 5 years
• Added to financial investments, deemed 5 yrs
A $10,000 gift could increase your pension by
up to $390 pa but lose interest )
* includes 5 years prior to Pension claim
44. • Pensioner Concession Card
– All pensioner recipients
– Primary entitlements
• Health / Pharmaceutical
• Transport & Household Bills
– Informal Entitlements
• Club memberships
• Sports & Entertainment
• Other concession cards
• Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
• Health care card
• Low income health care card
• DVA concessions & State Seniors cards
46. Investing with AvSuper
• Seven Investment Options
• Growth default option
(a balanced option of moderate to
high risk)
• You have the freedom to make an
investment choice!
47. Investment performance*
Investment options
Performance to 30 September 2014
1 year 3 year^ 5 year^ 10 year^
Growth (MySuper) Option 9.0% 12.6% 7.7% 6.0%
Cash 3.6% 3.5% 3.7% 4.3%
Conservative Growth 6.4% 7.4% - -
Stable Growth 8.6% 9.7% 7.1% 5.9%
High Growth 10.8% 16.3% 9.0% 6.6%
Australian Shares 7.6% 16.4% - -
International Shares 13.1% 16.8% - -
* Past performance is not a reliable indication of future performance
^ Compound average returns
49. Single Couple
Lifestyle Modest Comfortable Modest Comfortable
Income PW $446 $810 $642 $1,108
Income PA $23,283 $42,254 $33,509 $57,817
Aged Pension $21,912 $21,912 $33,035 $33,035
Estimated capital
required
$71,000 $650,000 $147,000 $852,000
Aged Pension comparison for homeowners March 2014
ASFA / Westpac
Retirement Standard
Figures are updated each quarter at www.avsuper.com.au
Assumptions: Retirement income generated to retiree age 90; Spouse
is 4 years younger; Homeowner; Age Pension included; Standard MoneySmart
assumptions - capital stable investment. – earning 6% pa
Sources: www. asfa.asn.au and www.moneysmart.gov.au
52. Investing in super
Several ways to contribute to super:
• voluntary after-tax contributions
• government co-contribution
• salary sacrifice
• spouse contributions
53. Retirement planning
strategies
Your strategy can be tailored to your
particular situation
•Case studies
•Increasing your retirement benefit while
still working
•Maintaining your income
when you reduce
working hours
54. Transition to retirement
Allows access your super to start an
income stream while still working
•Cut back working hours without
reducing your income, or maintain
current working hours
•Can start from age 55 to 64
•No lump sum payments until condition of
release is met
•Limited to 10% of account balance at
start of each financial year
55. Transition to retirement
• Funds can be withdrawn if retired
• Tax free to those aged 60+
• No tax on investment earnings
• Remaining balance can be paid to
dependants or legal
personal representative
on death
• 100% counted towards
Asset Test
56. Employer 9.5%
+ salary sacrifice
One-off rollover
Must draw
4% Min pa
10% Max pa
Salary
Take
home pay
AvSuper
super
account
AvSuper
Income
Stream
Open a AvSuper Income
Stream account
57. Case study: Sam
• Sam is age 58
• has accumulated $240,000 in AvSuper
• current gross salary is $100,000
• wants to increase super while maintaining
current after-tax income
• Balance at age 65 is currently projected to
be $375,064
What strategies may work for Sam? He could
consider a Transition to Retirement
** Source: AvSuper Calculator. Investment performance can be both positive
and negative. Assumptions: investment earnings of 7%, inflation of 3%
58. Without TTR
income stream
Using TTR
income stream
before age 60
Using TTR
income stream
after age 60
Salary
SG contributions
Salary Sacrifice
full time $100,000
$12,750
$0
$100,000
$12,750
$12,250
$100,000
$12,750
$22,250
Income stream Nil $12,000 $15,000*
Tax paid
(inc Medicare
levy and offsets) $26,700
$26,350
(tax offset) -
$1,800
= $24,550
$17,981
After-tax income $73,300 $75,199 $74,769
*Net into
super
$10,625 $21,250 $29,750
Case study results: Sam
* Tax free after age 60
Assumes 15% contributions tax
Includes Low Income Tax Offset and Mature Age Worker Tax Offset
59. Impact on Sam
What impact could this have on Sam’s
retirement benefit?
Estimated Retirement benefit at age 65:
•No personal contributions = $375,064
•Using TTR income stream = $422,690
Without any reduction in Sam’s pre-
retirement after-tax income!
60. Structuring Income
Streams in Retirement
One of the most important issues of retirement is ensuring you
have a well-structured and sustainable retirement income
strategy. A strategy that is proving popular is to take an approach
that segments your income into tiers that relate to specific
retirement time periods.
•The first and most important investment tier is Cash. This tier
should hold enough money to cover income payments for three
to five years depending on your investment risk profile.
•The second tier should include a conservative or stable
investment option. These options hold a large percentage of
fixed interest investments and hold 50 – 70% in defensive assets
which reduces the risk in these options when compared to more
aggressive investment options.
•The third tier in this portfolio consists of investments that are
traditionally more risky and volatile such as AvSuper's High
Growth, Australian Shares, Growth and International Shares
options.
63. AvSuper Member Advice
Solution
personal advice on issues such as:
•contributing extra to your super
•co-contributions
•salary sacrifice
•insurance cover
•investment options
•Retirement planning/TTR
No commissions or ongoing advice
64. Impact your super now!
Visit the AvSuper website
Make a free advice appointment
Test your options with AvSuper Calculator
Check your balance in Member Online
www.avsuper.com.au 1800 805 088
Notes de l'éditeur
Welcome
I would like to welcome everyone to tonight’s Retirement Planning Seminar.
This seminar is one of the many benefits of being an AvSuper member
We trust that it will provide you with invaluable information about planning for your retirement.
Introduction – I would like to introduce a few people here today
My name is Silas Dingiria and I am an AvSuper Member Advice Consultant. I will explain exactly what that means shortly.
Connie Letizia, is AvSuper’s Member Education Manager and she will take you through the first part of the seminar.
Before we start some housekeeping matters:
Toilets / Phones / Feedback
Format Tonight’s presentation on Retirement Planning should take approximately an hour and a quarter with time after for any questions.
Caps for older members not indexed so general cap will catch up then one cap will apply to everyone – from about 2018
Positive to note caps for older members not based on their super balance or income
Eligibility for higher caps based on age at 30 June of previous year
Caps for older members not indexed so general cap will catch up then one cap will apply to everyone – from about 2018
Positive to note caps for older members not based on their super balance or income
Eligibility for higher caps based on age at 30 June of previous year
No details on what interest charge will be
2012-13 refund for first excess still applies
The nature and length of retirement….
1929: Short childhood – then worked until you were too old to work and had a short retirement
1969: A new concept – adolescence. A time when children were old enough to contribute and work – but no longer expected to. Instead focus on their education etc. Adolescence ended before age 20……
Fast forward – 2009
We all know adolescence doesn’t end at age 20!! Much longer period of study and in a sense self-indulgence for our youth before they take on major responsibilities in life. And if they aren’t even thinking of moving out of Mum and Dad’s home and buying a property – you can bet they aren’t thinking of super!
But even more interesting – what&apos;s happening at the other end of the spectrum. A long period of retirement.
The time to save for retirement – the purple block. Look what’s happened to this….
Commonwealth Age pension – introduced in 1909 – life expectancy from birth was under 60 essentially a “disability” pension
The life expectancy table is generated from age-specific death rates and the resulting values are used to measure the mortality, survivorship and life expectance. (wording from the ABS website)
These rates are based on 2008-2010 data.
So here you can see the life expectancy for people who are currently 65 is age
83.9 for men and
86.8 for women……
In a way, it would be much easier to plan if we knew that these figures were definite, but of course, they are only statistics and therefore indicative only
Go through this slowly!!!
To give an indication of what might be required we have statistics from ASFA and Westpac
ASFA is the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia Limited. Together with Westpac they have provided detailed annual budgets for both Modest and Comfortable retirement living standards for Australians.
Go through figures Single/Couple Modest – Single/Couple Comfortable
Modest = able to pay the bills and have basic necessities
Comfortable = eating out, wine, better clothes, improved quality whitegoods, private health insurance, a better car, occasional overseas holiday
&apos;Older women currently comprise 60.8% of age pension recipients and most are dependent upon government pensions for most of their income,
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The figures are based on couples and female singles, aged 70 who are homeowners.
The reason they used females is because they traditionally live longer, hence would require more funds in retirement.
.
The pension you receive will be the lower amount after both tests have been applied.
The Asset test..
What is counted as an “asset” for Centrelink purposes?
Almost everything except your family home (contents, cars, investments)
…..Funeral Bonds, prepaid funerals, special disability trusts
…. also superannuation if you are &lt; age pension age
are exempt from the asset test.
This explains to you that, as a single person Homeowner, you will receive a full age pension if your assets are less than $178,000 but a part pension up to $645,500 when it cuts out altogether
And for a couple who own their home
If your assets are valued at under $252,500 you should be eligible for the full pension and then a part pension up to assets reaching $957,500, when you would then receive no Age Pension.
The pension is reduced by $1.50 pf for each $1,000 of assets over the lower limit.
Once again
There are thresholds from when you could expect to receive the full pension down through part-pension and the final cut out threshold where you would not expect to receive any pension.
The pension is reduced by 50c for every $1 earned above the threshold.
(OUR OPPORTUNITY TO ‘SELL’ AvSuper!)
I know you are all very keen to know the detail of AvSuper’s investment performance, so we will cover this as the first part of the presentation.
Having the investment mix that’s right for you, for your superannuation money, is as important as getting your money into superannuation in the first place.
With your AvSuper fund you have a range of choices, other than the default fund Growth, that might be more appropriate for you.
(next slide)
What’s important with superannuation and long-term investing, you must always concentrate on the long term results as your guide.
It’s also important to understand that past performance is never a guarantee of future performance. It is only a guide to help you understand levels of volatility between different assets classes and the difference between short and long term investing.
Weekly returns and unit prices are posted on the website each month – in both graphical and tabular form
Go through this slowly!!!
To give an indication of what might be required we have statistics from ASFA and Westpac
ASFA is the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia Limited. Together with Westpac they have provided detailed annual budgets for both Modest and Comfortable retirement living standards for Australians.
Go through figures Single/Couple Modest – Single/Couple Comfortable
Modest = able to pay the bills and have basic necessities
Comfortable = eating out, wine, better clothes, improved quality whitegoods, private health insurance, a better car, occasional overseas holiday
&apos;Older women currently comprise 60.8% of age pension recipients and most are dependent upon government pensions for most of their income,
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The figures are based on couples and female singles, aged 70 who are homeowners.
The reason they used females is because they traditionally live longer, hence would require more funds in retirement.
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So here are the different ways you can get your money into your AvSuper superannuation fund….
We will go through scenarios using these different contribution types but just on the spouse contribution…
If your assessable income + reportable fringe benefits is $10,800 or less, your spouse can make a contribution to your fund up to $3,000 and receive an 18% rebate (capped at $540pa). It phases out once your income reaches 13,800.
(treated as a non-concessional contribution – no tax going in and tax free coming out)
The good thing about this type of contribution is that all of the money contributed by your spouse to your fund goes in – no tax on entering the fund. (tax free on withdrawal too, as like voluntary/after-tax conts)
(next slide)
Tonight we will address these issues as we work through case studies.
Stress – first two case studies will be about boosting your retirement lump sum.
Transition to retirement gives people between 55 and 65 and still working, more flexibility with their work by utilising their superannuation.
It essentially allows you to reduce your working hours without reducing your income (if that’s something you would like to do).
It allows you to access your funds via an income stream arrangement.
However, you cannot access a lump sum until a condition of release is met (e.g. retired from the workforce or reached age 65).
No work test means anyone under 65 can contribute to superannuation. However if you are over 65 the work test must be met at some point in the financial year in order to make member contributions, which is being gainfully employed (employed or self employed) for at least 40 hours in a period of not more than 30 consecutive days.
(born before 1 July 1960 preservation age 55
Born after 1 July 1964 preservation age 60)
Our AvSuper members wanted a AvSuper income stream product that they could use…and here it is.
The AvSuper Income Stream product comprises two different types of income streams – the Transitions to Retirement income stream and the Retirement income stream.
If you had set up a Transition to Retirement income stream and later on retire, you can ‘convert’ your Transition to Retirement income stream to a Retirement income stream within AvSuper.
Remember that once you have retired, you can also access lump sums.
If this money is left to a spouse or dependant child it is tax free, however for others tax will apply.
As with any superannuation investments, returns cannot be guaranteed.
100% counted towards Asset Test, the income however is not ‘deemed’ and therefore more Pension friendly under the Income Test
One application form
Need to prove id
Worth considering rolling money into AvSuper first to consolidate
Amelia – on track for a retirement income well above a modest level.
Her goal – to get as close as possible to comfortable level.
Reason:
GIVE HER MORE CHOICES
GIVE HER MORE ASPECTS OF A COMFORTABLE LIFESTYLE
NB – NO CHANGE TO HER AFTER TAX INCOME
She could reduce her after tax income prior to retirement and save even more – but this example shows how to use TtR to boost retirement income without reducing your income before retirement.
More capital in retirement will give more choices!