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Aussies unprepared to manage retirement income

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
The complexity of retirement income decisions has left many feeling ill-equipped to manage their superannuation savings and generate an income that will deliver a comfortable lifestyle later in life, according to GBST research. The wealth management ...

Challenger goes for growth with State Street

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
... strengths in retirement, investment management and asset origination, it said. "As Australia's leader in retirement income, and through Fidante, a partner to many of Australia's best-known boutique funds management brands, State Street is ideally ...

Too much being asked of super trustees: Levy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2024
... now includes housing." Levy said regulators have looked at what trustees are doing to try and comply with the retirement income covenant and those regulators are already concerned that it is not enough. "I worry about adding to that burden. These are ...

IFM Investors recruits chief of staff

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2024
Retirement income policy veteran Amara Haqqani has joined IFM Investors as chief of staff. In the new role, Haqqani is tasked with supporting cross-organisational collaboration and output amongst the executive team. Haqqani is a senior financial services ...

APRA reorganises as it sets sights on superannuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
... priorities will include working with ASIC to ensure superannuation trustees meet their requirements under the Retirement Income Covenant. In addition, APRA chair John Lonsdale said the regulator would be taking a close look at the relationship between ...

CSC launches series of retirement options

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024
Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) has gone live with its retirement income strategy, unveiling a suite of retirement resources. The super fund said it's among the first to go beyond merely publishing information about what a strategy might ...

'Our patience is running thin': ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
... delivering strong returns and balances is only part of the job. "Two years on from the implementation of the Retirement Income Covenant, we are still having the same conversations. Equally, we're still seeing a lack of urgency in improving member services ...

Challenger pre-tax profit up 17%, raises dividend to 26.5c

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
... financial services group said its NPBT result was driven by an ongoing strong performance in Challenger Life - its retirement income business that sells term and lifetime annuity products - and a "disciplined approach to cost management." Challenger's ...

ESSSuper launches Balanced Growth Managed option

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2024
... targets moderately high returns of 3.25% above the rate of inflation or 3.75% above the rate of inflation for retirement income stream accounts. For example, if the consumer price index (CPI) averages 3% p.a. year over 10 years, the option aims for an ...

New shadow assistant treasurer's vision for advice, super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
... doubled to $20 million by the current government - should be reconsidered. Separately, on superannuation and retirement income performance, Howarth said he believes in super, supports it, and wouldn't make any major changes. "I don't come in ...