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Zero rates causing risky business: Pengana

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... wake of COVID-19, but it has unintended consequences," Fisher said. "There is no wage growth, no inflation but the cost of living has been skyrocketing. There is no money being paid on savings in the bank, which is untenable particularly for retirees." ...

Cost of living eroding super: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
The cost of food and healthcare continue to eat up retirees' nest eggs, according to a retirement index that shows overall day-to-day necessities are becoming too expensive. The latest estimates from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia ...

Household capital a retirement solution: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... senior Australians want to remain in their home for as long possible but limited superannuation and the rising cost of living is restricting this. Around 36% of older Australians live in a home that may be unsuitable for "ageing in place", without upgrades ...

Boutique launches multi-asset fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... than ever need access to a reliable income stream. However, they also need that income to be able to grow as their cost of living increases, as it often does above the rate of inflation. "The Milford Diversified Income Fund aims to deliver this reliable ...

US pension funds approach point of no return

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... financial assistance should come with prerequisites focused on pension system reform. "Defined contribution plans, cost of living reforms and increased retirement ages are all part of the reform suite the federal government should require. And for states ...

Performance analyst jobs hold steady in COVID-19

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... the report reads. "For the Sydney market, we also typically observe a 10 to 15% premium to account for the higher cost of living for similar positions across Australia. However, this can vary depending on the role and the size of the fund." Kaizen noted ...

Low inflation rate masks rising living costs woes

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2019
... singles. This increase in headline rate, while it does not look large, hides some substantial increases in the cost of living in many basic items, said ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy. Food, in particular, has seen a significant rise in price due in ...

Final farewell for industry association

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
... predominantly advocated for changing the means by which CSS and PSS pensions are fairly indexed to ensure they matched the cost of living index. The pensions also remain taxable despite super income being designated tax-free in 2007. In the 1980s, SCOA ...

Super calculators to align with MoneySmart

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
... those costs. Until the changes take effect providers are required to disclose whether or not their estimates take cost of living changes into account.

J.P. Morgan cuts management fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
... Global Financial Crisis. "This means that the income on many investors' savings is barely outpacing the increasing cost of living. These trends underscore the need for Australian investors to diversify into more flexible bond strategies," Craig said. ...