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Energy Super to offer Mercer LifetimePlus

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
... more affordable longevity risk protection compared to traditional annuity products by providing a higher income at older ages. "The development of this product with Mercer is the result of more than two years' research and investigation into how we can ...

Mercer rates Aussie super B+

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
... part of the retirement benefit must be taken as an income stream Increasing the labour force participation rate at older ages Introducing a mechanism to increase the pension age as life expectancy continues to increase Increasing the minimum access age ...

Lost super costs young Aussies thousands

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
... Australia's total employer contributions collected by APRA-regulated funds. "It is really important that Australians of all ages keep track of their super and ensure that they are being paid the compulsory 9.5% superannuation guarantee (SG) that they ...

Australian pre-retirees streets ahead of US

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015
... new stats from the US show just how far ahead Australia is. Figures from US researcher Bankrate show that 26% of Americans ages 50 to 54 have no savings. That compares to this country where Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) research ...

Gen Y can drive SMSF growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... She said there is also an increase for those who are between 31 and 40 years, and "there's a significant increase in the ages 20 to 31 that are interested in an SMSF - interested in being engaged and interested in information." The annual research, now ...

Lift preservation age to 65, save $7bn annually

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
... who retire involuntarily - [which accounts for] almost one half of men and over one-third of women who retire between the ages of 60 and 64." The previous Rudd government in 2009 lifted the age at which retirees born after 1957 to 67 years can access ...

Australian Unity to acquire estate planning firm

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
... planning and trustee-type services space for some time because these services are increasingly in demand as the population ages. He added, "Individuals and their families need protection, support and certainty through what can be an extremely difficult ...

Australians ill prepared for financial future

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
... no financial plans while about 150 respondents said there was a comprehensive plan in place. Respondents were between the ages of 25 and 49 and half currently held a mortgage. CUA head of partnership products, Ren Mazza, said the results were concerning. ...

Equity Trustees appoints WA estate planning lawyer

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... Hacker, who said the appointment comes at a time when estate planning is becoming increasingly important. "As our population ages, our Estate Planning division must adapt and expand its skillset in order to offer this changing demographic the quality ...

Age pension kept at highest indexation rate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... spending," Hockey said. "The Age Pension is a critically important safety net for many Australians. That is why as our population ages, we need to ensure the pension is sustainable and affordable." PLANNED CHANGES TO THE AGE PENSION FROM JANUARY 2017 ...