RETIREMENT

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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Financial planning

While the country ranks well in terms of resilience in ageing and automation as a whole, it is older workers that could be in danger of their ability to finance their lon...

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Financial planning

The research project will work with Australians transitioning to retirement and financial advisers giving them holistic advice....

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Financial planning

MLC Wealth has confirmed changes to its advice business as part of the firm’s separation from NAB Group. ...

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People & Products

AMP has upgraded its Retirement Modelling Tool to model 900 annuity combinations, account-based pensions and Centrelink income, and stress test retirement strategies by r...

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Financial planning

The Institute of Public Accountants has advocated an advisory role for accountants flowing from the Government’s promised review of the retirement income system....

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Superannuation

Retired Australians are worried about gambling their life savings on stock market-dominated superannuation....

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Superannuation

The Association of Independent Retirees has called on all political parties to stop changing the rules of superannuation, tax and concessions on retirement incomes. ...

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Expert Analysis

By taking into account time considerations such as age at retirement and life expectancy, advisers can better equip their clients for retirement, Nathan Zahm writes....

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Expert Analysis

Arthur Marusevich writes that there is a significant gap between people’s great expectations of retirement and the financial realities of life post-retirement. In the fac...

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Superannuation

A key industry body has advocated for a spousal rollover measure for super fund members to allow couples to even out their balances to try to minimise the gender retireme...

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Financial planning

The Federal Government has initiated a consultation period around a new policy paper which would see consumers approaching retirement provided with standard fact sheets c...

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Funds management

DomaCom has announced it has completed $2.95 million capital raise through the issue of a convertible security....

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