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Cost of living fears rise: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
According to new research, 40% of Australians say the rising cost of living is their single greatest concern in 2019 but effective financial advice could be the solution. Latest research from Mortgage Choice and CoreData's looked at the attitudes and ...

Curtain call for industry body after 96 years

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
... government employees. SCOA does not believe the pensions received under the CSS and PSS are fairly indexed to the real cost of living. In a clear disadvantage, the pensions also remain taxable despite superannuation income being designated tax free in ...

Weighing the lucrative expat lifestyle

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... career, financial and family. It just beat out Japan (71.22) and the Netherlands (71.17). "Even though Singapore's cost of living is quite high (27% of expats reported spending more on their daily bills than in Australia) the good news is that higher ...

Chief economist update: Not before we get a pay rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... more Australians are feeling strapped for cash, and are being forced to dip into their savings to cover the rising cost of living expenses." The Household Financial Comfort Index dipped to a reading of 5.44 out of 10 over the six months to June from ...

Retirement planning is a personal responsibility

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018
... family. SSGA's research follows a report released by Schroders last week saying Australians were blindsided by the cost of living in retirement. Schroders' report said 61% of retirees thought they ether didn't have enough income or could do with more ...

Aussie retirees blindsided by cost of living: Schroders

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
The cost of living in retirement is surprising Australians as a significant gap between financial expectations and reality emerges. Latest Schroders research shows working Australians save an average of 12% of their current income for retirement; despite ...

NSW Treasury appoints productivity commissioner

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
... Productivity Commission will initially focus on four core themes: Making it easier to do business; lowering the cost of living; making housing more affordable; and making NSW the easiest state to move to. Perrottet said the new productivity commissioner ...

Labor responds to 'unfair' Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... keep working until they are 70, he added. "We know middle class and working class people are struggling with the cost of living - this is overdue relief, but it doesn't make up for Turnbull's cost of living increases and cuts to penalty rates." Chalmers ...

Govt reforms can tackle super gender gap: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018
... he said. "Older single women may be forced out the workforce early, have insufficient superannuation to fund the cost of living and face discrimination in the housing market." Fahy said while there have been a number of positive initiatives to help women ...

Retirement spending declines faster than believed: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
... Discretionary spending including leisure and travel peters out as retirees age. The data also found that retirees' overall cost of living does not increase in line with CPI as is commonly believed -- rather it falls. This raises concerns about products ...