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Bonds eye off super funds

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
Inflationary-linked bonds are the next vehicle for super funds to manage their investment portfolios for retirees, with institutional investors looking towards this neglected investment, according to one inflation investment manager. Super funds may ...

Fund manager recommends less defensive retirement

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... population faces up to a savings gap, estimated to be nearing $90,000 per person. Legg Mason's Real Income Fund is focused on retirees with its returns and source of income but also as an alternative to more traditional property exposure including A-REITs ...

Investor eyes fixing on fixed interest

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
... demand will be further fuelled by the need for income streams due to the increasing share of superannuation assets held by retirees, which is expected to double from 20% of the superannuation to 40%, according to industry research published earlier this ...

Cost of living outpacing retirement incomes

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... spending could survive on $31,263. Most notable costs were for the rising price of food, fuel, and pharmaceuticals although retirees looking to purchase audio-visual and computing equipment were in luck with costs falling. Food, health, transportation ...

Govt responds to self-funded retirees

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
Self-funded retirees may not be left out in the cold in the new carbon tax scheme after all, with Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten announcing more package highlights to Tasmanian retirees. Yesterday self-funded retirees expressed concern of being ignored ...

Call for self-funded retirees inclusion

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
Sunday's carbon tax announcement has produced mixed results for pensioners with approximately 285,000 self-funded retirees to miss out on the compensation scheme for pensioners, according to the National Seniors Australia. As it stands now, pensioners ...

Super funds returns on upwards trend

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... the 5-10% zone. The time between then and now was a horror time for many investors and super fund members, particularly retirees who had to change their retirement plans, said Dunnin. "Super funds went through a deep-V collapse and then recovery. For ...

Westpac goes on attack against lost super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... business banking. Playing these figures out across the superannuation system could translate into $150 billion being lost to retirees, according to analysis by Rainmaker. Coombe said the effects of lost superannuation could also work against consumers ...

Advisers missing retirement planning bonanza

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
... one-third of people with superannuation have begun preparing for their eventual retirement, and most of those are pre-retirees anyway, reveals new research from Roy Morgan. The results are contained in the latest Roy Morgan Retirement Planning Report ...

Shorten phases out drawdown relief for account-based pensions

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011
... phasing out of drawdown relief for pensioners but made provisions for 2011-12, expected to benefit some 120,000 self-funded retirees. Under past regulations, self-funded retirees were required to pay a minimum amount from their superannuation account-based ...