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Chalmers unveils new superannuation reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
... ASIC and APRA to prepare a new pulse check report by the end of 2025 to assess trustees' progress under the Retirement Income Covenant. "These reforms will work in tandem with the government's Delivering Better Financial Outcomes package, and ...

Cbus appoints head of advice

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
... fund said. At CareSuper, he was head of financial advice, bringing years of experience in financial advice, retirement income strategy and super regulation. King also brings financial advice and leadership experience from 16 years at National Australia ...

Advice take up falls amid decade-low retirement confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
... that shows retirement confidence among Australians is the lowest it's been in a decade. According to the 2024 Retirement Income Report, only 29% of pre-retiree Australians are well-prepared for their retirement in 2024 - the lowest number in a decade. ...

Commonwealth Super reports strong investment performance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
... knowing their retirement savings are in safe hands," he said. CSC became one of the first funds to launch a Retirement Income Strategy (RIS), which featured a new lifetime annuity option in partnership with Challenger to address the risk of some members ...

TAL names retirement and wealth lead

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024
... role of general manager, retirement and wealth, a position that he will further develop and deliver TAL's retirement income solutions in partnership with Australian superannuation funds, the life insurer said. Bransdon will also be responsible for ...

SMSF Association announces board director changes

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
... growth of the sector at a leadership level. Griffiths has a sophisticated background in legislative compliance, retirement income streams and estate planning. He added: "I have always greatly valued the association's role in the superannuation and broader ...

APRA questioned on super performance test

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024
... retirement. "Our follow up work to the 2023 joint APRA/ASIC thematic review into trustees' progress against the retirement income covenant indicates some advancements are being made, but not in tracking and measuring the success of trustees' retirement ...

Advisers share winning intergenerational wealth strategies

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024
... AMP Advice national lead Anjuum Siingh, who chaired a panel of financial advisers at the Financial Standard Retirement Income Forum today. Asked about winning strategies in preparation for the transfer, Financial Edge Group chief executive Martin McGrath ...

ESSSuper shifts members to new default option

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024
... targets moderately high returns of 3.25% above the rate of inflation or 3.75% above the rate of inflation on for retirement income stream accounts. It has a minimum investment timeframe of 10 years for members who "are prepared to accept a high amount ...

Australia's retirement system slides down rankings

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
... to better focus on encouraging Australians to make the best use of their savings through taking out long-term retirement income streams. This was also highlighted in last year's report. "All but one retirement system in the Global Pension Index's ...