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Superannuation

The number of people planning to retire in the next 12 months will place a high financial burden on the government, Roy Morgan research found....

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Life/Risk

CFS has added Challenger’s aged care solution to its FirstChoice platform to meet the growing demand to help clients deal with the complexity and cost of going into aged ...

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Tools & guides

Employer initiatives, government policies, and legislation are all needed to help close the gender gap in retirement. While the Senate inquiry and Budget proposals seem t...

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Financial planning

Australians continued to remain uncertain about their retirement nest eggs but professionally advised Australians felt more prepared for retirement, research showed....

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Superannuation

Couples would bear the brunt of changes to the Age Pension assets test taking effect next year, with a significant drop in the proportion of couples who would have a comf...

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Financial planning

Forty-one per cent of working age Australians have not received any financial advice to prepare for retirement, according to HSBC....

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Superannuation

Universities-based super fund, UniSuper, is arguing that salary-based retirement income calculators are a better measure for middle to higher income earners....

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Superannuation

New research has confirmed most SMSFs are on track to generate a comfortable retirement but advice is needed to maintain momentum through volatile times....

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Financial planning

An industry body has revived calls for using reverse mortgages to fund retirees, arguing retirement products like annuities would not last retirees for the long-term. ...

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People & Products

Audit and advisory firm, BDO, has recruited experienced superannaution specialist, Mark Wilkinson, to lead its superannuation offering....

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Superannuation

Melbourne-based VicSuper chief investment officer, Oscar Fabian, is retiring from his post of six years....

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Editorial

There is a growing body of evidence to suggest that the aged care industry needs the same sort of regulatory oversight as financial planning, including a best interests d...

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Features

A burgeoning ageing population and a low global interest rate environment means investors will need to diversify and avoid overexposure to banks to avoid running out of s...

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Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that the critics of the Government’s Budget super changes should expect minor tactical adjustments rather than major reversals....

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Superannuation

The fall in fuel, fruit, and travel costs have offset the rise in medical services and pharmaceuticals for retirees, according to ASFA....

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