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Australians failing to act on increased retirement cost

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
... the increased cost of essential items over the past decade has led to a rise in the amount required for a comfortable retirement, HSBC believes Australians are unlikely to do anything about ensuring they achieve it. The Association of Superannuation ...

Pre-retirees robbing Peter to pay Paul: REST

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... remove financial stress feels good for a pre-retiree, these needs must be balanced against saving for a comfortable retirement and decreasing pre-retirement debt. And Hill also has a message for young people: "The message is for every dollar you ask ...

Access to super for housing is still bad policy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
... is that relatively modest amounts saved early in your working life compound over time and help support a comfortable retirement," FSC chief executive Sally Loane said. "Withdrawing superannuation savings to buy a house - especially when house prices ...

UniSuper redefines comfortable retirement

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
UniSuper is advocating for the redefinition of 'comfortable retirement' saying that the current one-size-fits-all approach is not the most effective way to achieve optimal retirement outcomes. The industry fund, while remaining supportive of the plan ...

Half of Australian households will be retire ready

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2017
About half of Australian households are expected to have enough saved for a comfortable retirement, according to the latest CommBank Retire Ready Index. The report, which bases their comfortable retirement standard on the Association of Superannuation ...

SMSF satisfaction belies uncertainty

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... holders, and found that roughly half of respondents felt $1 million was a sufficient balance to ensure a comfortable retirement - this is despite the increasing percentage of retirees drawing down $25,000 or more. It increased from 43% in 2015 to 52% ...

Super choice needs more than five minutes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2016
... and have a vital role to play in helping the majority of Australians prepare for a financially secure and comfortable retirement."

Super 2.0 must deliver retirement certainty: FSC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016
... choice for all Australians; it must operate in a competitive, open and flexible market; it must deliver a comfortable retirement for all and reduce the numbers of people on the old age pension - it must close the gender gap and it must be fiscally sustainable ...

Super funds becoming retirement ready

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... of 18 super funds in Australia. The study found that only about half of Australians are on-track for a comfortable retirement notwithstanding the changes with income level. More than nine in 10 taxpayers on incomes greater than $100,000 are on-track. ...

Super is "next on the menu" for disruption: new ASFA CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... though, Fahy warned that complacency could spell doom for the superannuation industry: "Our standard of a comfortable retirement is 70% higher than the age pension, and the average retirement income is currently not much higher than the pension. "On ...