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Consumers find super 'mind-boggling', survey shows

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
... have to put so much faith in it and have little control." A third complained: "Super is such an important part of planning for my future however, I feel I know almost nothing about it." Mistrust of super funds was widespread. One respondent said: "The ...

Canberra adviser rolls out pilot project to engage GenYs

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2013
... is aimed at "people who are at an early stage of their careers but are ready to have long term goals." Rather than planning for retirement or managing portfolios, the focus is on "spending and saving cash so in the future they can build an investment ...

Aussies mainly concerned about super and retiring

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013
... superannuation and retirement planning were attracting the highest number of questions and engagement online. Young people planning for their first home or kicking off a savings plan also decided to contact a financial adviser during the Financial Planning ...

SMSFs warned over incapacity planning

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... technicalities that would impact the fund if one of the directors was incapacitated with a serious illness or injury. "Planning for loss of capacity is vital but it is rarely talked about," he said. Figot said that those with self-managed funds need ...

Make super review your New Year's resolution

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
... your superannuation should be on everyone's list of New Year's resolutions for 2013. It's never too early to start planning for how you'll fund your lifestyle when you retire," said Gemma Dale, head of MLC technical services. "It's estimated that singles ...

Relax legislation on deferred annuities: Challenger

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... risk, so providers need more scope from regulators to create deferred annuities products, he said. "When you are planning for retirement, you are accepting a 50% chance that you won't have sufficient income to live off," said Benari. "As the impact of ...

Government should act fast on Johnson Report: FSC

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
... Australia. Australia's resources and its location in Asia Pacific have contributed to its uninterrupted growth, but planning for the future needs to happen now to ensure its prosperity continues, Maia said.

Enduring baby boomers redefine retirement

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
... wealth outcomes who - based on emerging actuarial analysis - can look to a life expectancy well into their mid 90s. "Planning for retirement was never an issue before, people expected to drop dead in their workplace." The question for people servicing ...

Mid-level PE an outstanding opportunity

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
... looking to engage in funding for management buy-outs, management buy-ins, buy-and-build strategies and succession planning for businesses with annual earnings in the $5 million to $30 million range, with an enterprise value of between $25 and $150 mi ...

IAG urges Asia focus

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
... countries but are yet to enter Indonesia. Wilkins said that 2020 is not some far off distant point and that the time for planning for the future is here and now.