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Discriminatory bank regulation hits super savings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
... retirement for an 'average' individual in a balanced portfolio in accumulation phase and with a stable income retirement product offered by an institutional superannuation fund," the report states. The Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) treats short-term ...

Are SMSF investors too conservative?

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
The view that self-managed superannuation funds with less than $1 million in assets are likely to underperform APRA-regulated funds says more about SMSF asset allocation then it does for where individual members fit inside Australia's $2.6 trillion ...

Productivity Commission addresses superannuation lottery

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
... household preferences, incomes, and other assets when approaching, and in, retirement means there is no single retirement product that can meet members' needs. It highlights the most important task remaining "is to improve the quality of financial ...

Big data's big retirement benefits

DARREN SNYDER, STEPHEN FAY  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
J.P. Morgan Asset Management says big data is allowing retirement income products to be better customised to the individual and more dynamic in managing retiree spending. The asset manager has designed a solution in the US, assisted by retiree data ...

Better than bonds: A new approach to lifecycle investment

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
Superannuation funds could top up lifecycle members' end savings by about 30%, if they make a "mid-step" switch to defensive equities instead of gradually increasing allocations to bonds, according to new analysis from Parametric. Parametric's latest ...

Baby boomers receive $259 million, pension work bonus lifted

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
Working baby boomers who also receive age pensions will now be able to earn up to $300 a fortnight before the Government starts to trim their pension payments. The 2018 Budget initiative formed part of Treasurer Scott Morrison's $258.6 million baby ...

Budget paves way for retirement income framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
The Federal Government will accelerate the development of retirement income products and means testing could come as early as 1 July 2019. In Tuesday night's Budget, the Government said it will introduce a retirement income covenant that will require ...

Retirement spending declines faster than believed: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
Spending by retiree couples falls much faster as retirement progresses than traditionally believed, calling for a change in how retirement products are designed. Research from Milliman shows the median Australian retiree couple's spending at 85 years ...

MLC, Colonial First State make key appointments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
The acting general manager of product at Colonial First State will join MLC to lead its wealth products and platforms division. CFS and MLC have confirmed that Sam Wall will join MLC in May as general manager, wealth products and platforms. Wall succeeds ...

Industry fund launches lifecycle default option

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... default balanced option," Block said. "The fund also has had in place for a couple of years a multi-award-winning retirement product we call RetireSmart which members can switch into. So a member can stay with our fund not only during their working years ...