Financial planners in the retirement space are most concerned about mitigating longevity and market risks, with less concern being expressed over regulatory uncertainty t...
With many pensioners drawing down the bare minimum, superannuation trustees have been told there is a need for advice to inform retirees what represents a sustainable rat...
The average age of Australians intending to retiree in the next 12 months is 61.9 years, up from 58.2 years in 2014, reducing pressure on the Government to fund through p...
Staggered annuitisations can help support retirees through to maximum probable life expectancy, and planners are showing increased interest in them as a retirement soluti...
The SMSF Association has labelled the Government’s decision to release draft legislation regarding a Reversionary Transition to Retirement Stream as positive, saying it w...
New research from Investment Trends has confirmed high demand for planners as people prepare for retirement....
The Federal Government has been urged to give its 2016 Budget super tax changes time to work or risk making Australian retirees significantly worse off....
The SMSF Association has urged the Government to better coordinate pension and superannuation policy in the forthcoming Budget to eliminate ‘perverse’ outcomes....
Industry funds group, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has warned that raising the superannuation preservation age could lead to a blow-out in involunt...
Vision Super has helped implement a program at Mount Alexander Council that seeks to help employees increase their superannuation by taking into account behavioural econo...
Long-serving ANZ Chief Risk Officer, Nigel Williams, will be retiring from the role early next year....
Robert Ross looks at the harsh realities which make delivering advice around aged care so challenging....
Mercer has called on advisers to take a leading role in the challenge of longevity risk in retirement planning and funding....
Financial planners need to communicate future uncertainty in a nuanced and careful manner, according to Milliman....
Senior Australians are increasingly turning to planners for retirement incomes advice....
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....