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New super product for investment savvy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... stand-out in terms of a successful national scheme ensuring everyone puts some of their income towards a comfortable retirement. On the other, many Australians are not engaged in their super funds due to lack of transparency and control. Many funds are ...

Age Pension changes looming

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... work longer, to contribute to the economy, and boost our savings and superannuation balances, for a more comfortable retirement," DSS said. The average life expectancy for Australians was 57-years-old in 1909 when the Age Pension was introduced, compared ...

Gen Y leading retirement readiness: research

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
... workers are not proactively engaged with their super funds, nor do they have a concrete strategy for a comfortable retirement." "The result highlights a critical need for Aussies to take stock of their super and savings to plan for the future," Cronin ...

Baby boomers lag on retirement planning

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
... Millennials (65%) and Generation X (69%) investors have already calculated what will be required to live a comfortable retirement, though there is an obvious demographic split - 30% of baby boomers are still in the dark on this along with 27% of those ...

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% ...