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Consumers clueless on retirement: Bateman

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... the Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) conference in Sydney yesterday. Based on her research into retirement income and spending, Bateman advised delegates that Australians' low financial skills are reflected in insufficient retirement planning. ...

Relax legislation on deferred annuities: Challenger

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... executive said currently legislations and taxes were holding back financial products that could provide a secure retirement income. "At the moment, the products aren't there, or they are too expensive," she said, after the release of a paper on longevity ...

More young Americans worried about retirement

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
... the PRC commentary on the survey findings. The PRC analysis noted that the reason for the heightened fears of retirement income sufficiency is falling net wealth due the Great Recession (as the GFC is often referred to in the US). "The median net worth ...

SMARTpension receives five-star rating

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
... is recognition of the time and thought Professional Associations Super has invested in developing a quality retirement income product," said Ms Bolton.

Super debate flawed: ASFA

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
... the wrong conversation and should instead focus on the gaps in the system and its ability to deliver adequate retirement income, said ASFA. In its new report titled Equity in Superannuation - The Real Issues, ASFA said it refocuses the debate on the ...

Retirement adequacy hits post-GFC low: AMP

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... 280,000 AMP corporate superannuation customers to predict retirement adequacy based on 65% of an individual's pre-retirement income. The data factors in the increase in the superannuation guarantee from 9% to 12%. Overall, AMP said that the projected ...

Politics around LISC heats up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
... make super contributions," said Richardson. Minister Shorten last week said scrapping the LISC would damage the retirement income prospects of 3.5 million Australians earning up to $37,000 pa, including 2.1 million women. The benefit is worth up to $1bn ...

Sunsuper creates new product division

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
... Brisbane office. The newly created division will look after a range of super, insurance, financial advice and retirement income products, with plans to expand the number of staff in the team, including the appointment of three new managers over the coming ...

FSC, ASFA endorse APRA's risk measure stance

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
... disclose the risk of negative returns over a 20-year period across all investment options may lead to insufficient retirement income if Australians are scared off taking on requisite levels of risk for a satisfactory outcome. Despite their call for a ...

APRAs' best intentions misleading: Super industry

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2012
... recommended that APRA work with the industry to develop supplementary measures of risk to help members achieve their retirement income goals. While APRA's proposed measure contained valuable information, without being supplemented by additional measures ...