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Superannuation

Australian retirees will need to accumulate over a half a million dollars to escape the ‘retirement trap’, according to the new analysis by BetaShares....

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People & Products

Peter Varghese will not seek re-election at the end of his term and Rahoul Chowdry has been appointed as a non-executive director....

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Superannuation

Super members approaching retirement still experience improved outcomes from high allocations to growth assets, according to a report....

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Superannuation

The retirement income review’s model will be able to dispel the contagious false narratives such as spiralling inflation and plummeting house prices that disproportionate...

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Financial planning

Most Australian retirees are not involved with any financial professionals and navigate their way through their retirement finances independently, according to Franklin T...

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Financial planning

The low interest rate environment is making it difficult for retirees to generate income without taking an excessive amount of risk....

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Superannuation

Compared to their global counterparts, Australians are more anxious about their super, despite our world class superannuation system....

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People & Products

Former IOOF chairman, George Venardos will depart the board of IOOF at the company’s upcoming annual general meeting....

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Financial planning

Over 60% of Australian employers think their employees places a high value on access to advice, according to a SSGA report....

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Editorial

Despite the nay-sayers, Australia has developed a superannuation system which is the envy of many other developed economies but, in many respects, it remains a work in pr...

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Features

AMP’s Alex Wade points to the challenges inherent in comparing superannuation funds for pre-retirees and argues for more use of risk-based comparisons. ...

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Superannuation

The country’s ranking in old-age dependency, interest rates, tax pressure, and government indebtedness all dropped in 2019, according to Natixis....

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Policy & Regulation

Industry superannuation funds have reinforced the fact that lifting the Superannuation Guarantee to 12% has already been legislated amid suggestions that the Government’s...

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Superannuation

Retirees with meaningful balances using a minimum drawdown strategy are too conservative with spending but super funds are limited when it comes to giving advice, Willis ...

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People & Products

IFM Investors chief executive Brett Himbury is to step down from his executive roles from December 2020 after 10 years. ...

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