asfa retirement standard

Superannuation

Grattan stands by call to keep SG at 9.5 per cent

The Grattan Institute has stood by its position that the superannuation guarantee (SG) should remain at 9.5 per cent, saying that predictions of insufficient retirement i...

Financial planning

Increasing food prices hit retirees’ hip pockets

Retirees have seen a slight increase in living costs over the last quarter, according to the ASFA Retirement Standard, with a jump in the cost of food particularly contri...

Financial planning

Retirement Standard suffers less increase than CPI

Despite many everyday expenses rising at the end of last year, such as medical services, postage, and meat, the cost of living for retirees only rose slightly for the Dec...