Effective retirement planning a key challenge for industry
The need for an advice-driven solution when it comes to retirement planning is vital in an industry anchored to accumulation thinking about the world, according to Lonsec's head of investment consulting, Lukasz de Pourbaix.
Speaking at the Lonsec Adviser Roadshow, de Pourbaix said the current disconnect between investor goals and risk profiling needed to be bridged.
The message conveyed to the roadshow delegates was that advisers and investment managers needed to review existing attitudes to retirement planning if they are to effectively meet the financial needs of the steadily ageing cohort of baby boomers.
A goals-based approach, along with clearer measurement around the likelihood of achieving objectives, can assist in managing client expectations and personalising the investment strategy to client goals, de Pourbaix said.
That retirement strategies should not be a one-size-fits-all solution was a point also highlighted by Jeremy Pree, Lonsec's general manager for business development.
He said while income was a key requirement in retirement, many retirees would still require a growth option to ensure a retirement income to sustain them through longer life expectancies.
Milliman practice manager Wade Matterson said the existing analytical approaches were overly simplistic, did not measure risk adequately and had the potential to draw incorrect conclusions.
To be effective, he said, the adviser toolkit needed to include the concept of ‘risk buckets' in its framework.
Recommended for you
Insignia Financial has granted CC Capital access to select company information in the hope of securing an improved offer from the private equity firm.
Recruitment agency Robert Walters has revealed the expected salary ranges for Australian financial advisers in 2025, with one particular state seeing a decline.
As global PE firms scope out the Australian wealth management industry, Finura predicts which other local names may potentially receive a takeover offer this year.
The Sydney-based advisory group has welcomed a new partner to its ranks, who previously led advice licensee businesses at Insignia Financial and MLC/NAB.
