RETIREMENT SAVINGS

Editorial

With Baby Boomers starting to enter retirement, there is a growing realisation that retirement incomes products are insufficient and in need of an overhaul....

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Financial planning

MLC has launched a new insurance product aimed at helping Australians protect their retirement savings from ongoing volatility in equity markets....

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Superannuation

New FSC research reveals Australians must work longer to bridge a $1 trillion retirement savings gap....

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Superannuation

New Mercer research confirms that advice makes people more proactive about their superannuation....

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Financial planning

FSC chief executive John Brogden has indicated the organisation needs to take a stand to more broadly influence greater economic policy....

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Financial planning

Superannuation funds can increase member engagement by offering limited advice, says Mercer....

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Superannuation

Less than one quarter of Australian households are confident of being able to fund their retirements from superannuation, hoping to fill the difference through asset sale...

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Policy & Regulation

Canstar has warned pre-retirees to check their contributions now to avoid the potential tax traps of exceeding the new cap....

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Funds management

Wingate chief investment officer Chad Padowitz says traditional strategies do not manage sequencing risk which is better mitigated with a diversified equities portfolio....

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Financial planning

Financial planners should be considering the age pension as part of their clients' financial risk model, according to Towers Watson Australian investment strategy head Ti...

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Financial planning

The Federal Budget has won little applause and much criticism from the financial services industry....

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Superannuation

MLC has experienced a rise in clients accessing superannuation online, particularly among baby boomers. ...

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Superannuation

Recent questions around superannuation funds' exposure to equities have promoted the benefits of self-managed super funds in delivering flexibility, according to the SMSF...

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Superannuation

Recent debate around asset allocation in super and funds' exposure to equities has promoted the flexibility of self-managed super funds, according to the SMSF Professiona...

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Tools & guides

Rachel Leong analyses the impact of proposed superannuation measures on older workers’ retirement savings and age pension entitlements....

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