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Australian retirement outcomes among the best

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018
... Hambly said compulsory superannuation was largely responsible for Australia's high ranking, adding Australia's retirement system was considered among the best in the world. "Australians should be proud of our ranking," Hambly said. However, Hambly said ...

Industry expert joins SMSFA board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
... than $712 billion of funds under management. It recently teamed up with several associations to improve the retirement system to form the Alliance for a Fairer Retirement System. It joins: the Australian Shareholders' Association, Australian Listed ...

BTFG boss backs PC super proposals

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
... said. The PC report was published on May 29 after a two-year long examination of Australia's $2.6 trillion retirement system. It found $62 billion worth of super held in 1.7 million accounts had been pushed into under-performing funds. Ten million ...

Super scorecard to shift consumer playing field

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
... towards an income goal will require a change in risk management. The Nobel Prize-winning economist envisages a retirement system which takes the weight of financial decision-making off the shoulders of ordinary people. CSRI has also pointed to the Productivity ...

Pension fund CIO departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
... the world's largest pension funds has resigned, citing family reasons. The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) announced Ted Eliopoulos will leave at the end of the year, with the search for his permanent replacement to begin ...

Six associations form new alliance

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
Several highly-regarded associations have joined forces in a bid to improve the retirement system, and unify against Labor's proposal to disallow refunds of excess franking credits for retirees and shareholders. The Alliance for a Fairer Retirement ...

Retirement spending declines faster than believed: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
Spending by retiree couples falls much faster as retirement progresses than traditionally believed, calling for a change in how retirement products are designed. Research from Milliman shows the median Australian retiree couple's spending at 85 years ...

Pre-retirees confident about nest egg: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
Financial Standard's latest spot poll reveals its readers are fairly confident and optimistic they will have more than enough money upon retiring. More than half (60%) of respondents are confident they will not experience any financial shortfall. One-in-four ...

Pre-retirees lack confidence about retirement: Qantas Super

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
Six-in-ten (63%) Australians do not have the confidence to retire comfortably, with women comprising a large cohort that feel discouraged about preparing for retirement, Qantas Super's inaugural CSBA Retirement Confidence Index (RCI) shows. Based on ...

ASFA slams Grattan's super proposals

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
... income test could leave many retirees worse off, it said. ASFA told the Government that the current super and retirement system settings are working, evidenced by the declining take-up rate of the Age Pension. By 2025, it predicts about 20% of those ...