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How super funds could better support members: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024
... retirement. These included providing financial tools and education to help with retirement decisions, guidance navigating the age pension and aged care options, assistance optimising drawdown rates, providing lifetime income products that give members ...

Financial services workers eye earlier retirement

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
... compared to a year difference a decade ago, and a two-year difference around 10 years before that." The study also found that the Age Pension is still the main source of personal income at retirement for 43% of retirees, followed by superannuation, an ...

Budget 2024: Chalmers looks to reset aged care, NDIS

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
The Albanese government is investing $2.2 billion to reform the aged care sector and close to $500 million to put the NDIS back on track. The government has said it will invest $531.4 million to offer an additional 24,100 Home Care Packages next financial ...

Billionaire quant investing legend Jim Simons dies

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024
... founder of Renaissance Technologies, a hedge fund that became one of the most profitable firms in history, has died at the age of 86. Simons began his career as a mathematician, earning a mathematics degree from MIT in 1958 and a PhD from UC Berkeley ...

Rest calls for removal of minimum work hours for super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024
... many of which are under 18 - can earn superannuation regardless of how many hours they work. Currently, workers under the age of 18 are only eligible for compulsory Superannuation Guarantee payments from their employer if they work more than 30 hours ...

FSC launches digital advice group

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2024
... "Our role is to support the industry in the delivery of advice in a more digitised, efficient and scalable way - solving the age-old problems around complexity and cost." Haramis said: "As a founding member of the Digital Advice Expert Group, moneyGPS ...

AustralianSuper announces insurance changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024
... already have age-based cover, their cover amounts will be aligned to the new scale, AustralianSuper said. Members under the age of 25 who have made certain changes to their insurance cover in AustralianSuper plan, GHD Superannuation Plan, Super Options ...

ASIC hits back at parliament: 'Simply not realistic'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chair Joe Longo had some choice words when addressing the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services today. When questioned over its capacity to respond to people who ...

How to win in today's wealth management industry: EY

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... currently a distance from achieving best practice. One of the main challenges wealth managers face is to "stand out in the age of personalisation." "Firms that can clear that bar and differentiate themselves strongly will benefit in terms of client acquisition ...

Mine Super cuts fees, updates investment options

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2024
... Meanwhile, Mine Super is simplifying its Lifecycle Investment Strategy from 16 stages down to three. From May 20, members under the age of 50 continue to be invested in a high growth strategy, however, members aged 50-54 will be invested in growth, and ...