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Retirees feel the brunt of inflation: Challenger

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2023
If the current high levels of inflation continue for years rather than months, many retirees could be facing some difficult spending choices, says Challenger. A new report, entitled Innovations to manage inflation risks, highlights the need for financial ...

Managed accounts growth to continue: State Street

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
... clients, Schaffer highlighted a third of advisers are using managed accounts for SMSF clients and close to 40% use them for retirees. However, there is a change in demographics, with a third of managed account users explaining these structures are now ...

Pre-retirees want, need financial advice: Fidelity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
Pre-retirees are increasingly interested in receiving financial advice, according to a retirement planning study by Fidelity International. Fidelity's New Life Old Life report shows that 80% of pre-retirees currently receive advice, have received ...

Top 10 issues for super funds in 2023: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
... Elkins said with global recession looking more likely in 2023, volatility looks the order of the day for share markets. "Retirees who may have switched their investments into higher growth options or shares to try to replace the returns they have lost ...

Household Capital acquires Pension Boost

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2022
... specialist Pension Boost; endeavoring to become the leading provider of home equity access in 2023. Pension Boost assists retirees in accessing the Home Equity Access Scheme with Centrelink. Since its launch in 2019, Pension Boost has originated around ...

Millions of retirees will benefit from QAR

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2022
The Quality of Advice Review's (QAR) proposals will help an additional two million retirees spend $22.5 billion more and leave $6 billion less in bequests annually by the year 2040. According to data released by the Financial Services Council (FSC) ...

Never been more optimistic: Abood

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... Australians," she commented. Abood presented data that relayed the current cost of advice from young professionals to retirees collected from 549 advisory firms. "We found, not surprisingly, that not only are the cost very high but there is now a little ...

Cost of retirement in lockstep with inflation: ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022
... globally and here at home." However, despite the current pressure on household budgets, McCrea remarked that Australian retirees are in a stronger retirement position than their global peers, because of Australia's robust super system, and retirement ...

Confidence in a 'comfortable' retirement nears lows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022
... near historic lows, according to an Investment Trends report. Confidence levels have plummeted to 10-year lows in pre-retirees feeling prepared for their next stage of life, and only half cited they feel prepared for retirement, the report said. Non-retirees ...

Complacency the biggest risk to retirement: Forum

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022
... industry woke up and realised returns are important but the way they are generated needs to be managed differently for retirees. "Objective-based investing became more popular, people recognised that the accumulation phase for clients is all about maximising ...