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Superannuation

The Grattan Institute’s recommendation that more rental housing assistance be provided is not enough to combat the housing strain faced by retirees, the Australian Instit...

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Superannuation

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has joined the dissent against the Grattan Institute’s retirement report, labelling it “an unprecedented attack on th...

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Superannuation

Industry Super Australia has strongly disagreed with Grattan Institute analysis that the superannuation guarantee does not need to rise to 12 per cent....

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Superannuation

The way in which Australians spend their super is set to change in the next few years, according to the ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR)....

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Policy & Regulation

Nearly half of the respondents in a survey of over 1,400 investors by Plato Investment Management expect Labor’s proposed franking dividend reform to make them more relia...

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People & Products

Brian Benari will retire as chief executive of Challenger and be replaced by Richard Howes....

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Financial planning

Younger Australians are showing surprising levels of concern about retirement, with Roy Morgan finding that Generation Z is the most likely to ask friends and family for ...

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Superannuation

New research from State Street confirms that good advice and policy certainty are keys to retirement happiness....

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Financial planning

Australians saving for retirement are taking on significantly more risk in their investment portfolio than their global counterparts, according to Daintree Capital....

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Financial planning

Retirement costs increased in this year’s June quarter, with the costs of health services, transport and clothing the main drivers, the Association of Superannuation Fund...

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Financial planning

While the financial services industry is a little behind the curve in terms of developments in the post-retirement solution space, keeping things simple and user-friendly...

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Financial planning

New analysis by Milliman suggests that retirees’ age is just as strong an indicator of behaviour as income levels and casts doubt on common benchmarks....

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Financial planning

Australians think it is up to them to make sure they have enough money to retire, and 20 per cent plan to rely on friends and family for retirement advice, according to S...

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Superannuation

People have fairly realistic expectations regarding their income needs and spending priorities in retirement, according to State Street’s Global Retirement Reality Report...

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Superannuation

Australians are significantly underestimating the cost of living in retirement, according to the latest Schroders Global Investors Study....

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