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Advising an ageing population

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... final salary, if you live until 100 you've got to save 25% of your income every year to finance it," he said. He said the age increase in working adults is already happening. "We are seeing rising employment of older people around the world," he commented. ...

Evidence of poor LRBA advice: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022
... and can be a high risk to their retirement savings and, by extension, increase the risk of higher fiscal outlays through the Age Pension. Commenting on the report, SMSF Association chief executive John Maroney said: "In 2019, our response to the CFR ...

Cost of retirement in lockstep with inflation: ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022
... of pension retirees receive as they struggle to deal with the global economic challenges they are facing. In contrast, the Age Pension remains affordable for the government in Australia where, in aggregate, retirees on average have larger private retirement ...

AustralianSuper shakes up executive team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2022
... member's journey. "AustralianSuper is committed to being a leader in retirement for members. With over 900,000 members over the age of 50, AustralianSuper members are counting on us to ensure we are there for them before retirement, in the transition ...

Australians worry about retirement - and maybe they should

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2022
... if the retirement income reduces or even runs out?" The report settles that this may result in retirees falling back on the Age Pension, which is less than ASFA's comfortable standard of living. As an alternative, it prescribed investing in efficient ...

Super education is professional development: ART

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022
... [of retirement] is like a dark art. When we talk to some of our employees, they're surprised that they're eligible for [the age] pension as they're well paid and have good super schemes," she said. "Showing them all the opportunities available to them ...

Small wins for some pensioners

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... would like to see a drop from $3 to $2 per fortnight. "I recognise that would be a fairer system but would also increase the age pension bill which is not what the government is trying to do currently but it is something we've been advocating," Knox ...

Affordable housing in Budget spotlight

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022
... opportunities at scale can provide similar value to our 1.9 million members. "We represent more than one million Australians under the age of 35 who are decades from retirement, and more than one million women. We are always open to opportunities that ...

Retirees are silent casualties of inflation: Challenger

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2022
... combat inflation the report suggests options like short term CPI-linked bonds, real assets that have underlying cash flows, the Age Pension which has in-built inflation protection, and a traditional defined benefit pension. Alternatively, the report ...

4.3m Australians invest responsibly: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2022
One in five Australians over the age of 18 hold responsible investments in their portfolio, representing approximately 4.3 million people. Netwealth's Investing for good report shows that 22% of Australians are investing responsibly and the figure is ...