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APRA slaps conditions on Diversa

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2023
... review of Diversa's operating model, APRA said. Diversa is home to about 320,000 members and over $11 billion in retirement savings. It is trustee of several superannuation products, including Future Super, Verve Super, and ING Superannuation. It ...

Retirees feel the brunt of inflation: Challenger

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2023
... inflation risks, highlights the need for financial advisers to consider the impacts of rising inflation as they explore retirement income solutions for their clients. Challenger said that inflation erodes the real value of income for a retiree, even ...

Australians are unprepared for retirement: Fidelity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2023
A Fidelity International report found that many Australians are ill-prepared for retirement, lacking control in the retirement planning process. Fidelity's New Life Old Life report showed that a third of older Australians who planned their retirement ...

Government to close child sex abuser loophole in super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
... Jones said: "We want to ensure that convicted child sex offenders cannot use superannuation - which was set up for retirement income purposes; not to shield criminals' assets - so to ensure that we close the loopholes so any of these out of character ...

Pre-retirees want, need financial advice: Fidelity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
Pre-retirees are increasingly interested in receiving financial advice, according to a retirement planning study by Fidelity International. Fidelity's New Life Old Life report shows that 80% of pre-retirees currently receive advice, have received ...

Top 10 issues for super funds in 2023: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
... they said. Super funds will also be weighing the balance of public and private assets to deliver long-term returns and retirement outcomes, with the potential to impact investment and operational risk profiles, KPMG said. Super funds will be seeking ...

Pensioner work bonus top of mind for advisers

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
... Howard warned. Howard added that the ability to make up $300,000 in downsizer contributions to super tax-free can boost retirement savings significantly. However, as part of retirement planning, clients who are receiving an Age Pension, or expecting ...

Future looking bright for advice: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
... were managing to provide a greater number of services to a larger percentage of their clients in areas such as tax, retirement and insurance planning. Commenting on these findings, Dimensional Australia client group co-head Nathan Krieger said: "Part ...

Strengths and weaknesses in DC systems: Comparison

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
... Committee of the Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association (DCIIA) forum, Ernst & Young global pension and retirement leader Josef Pilger said the US system's greatest advantage is its large scale. "It [the US defined contribution ...

Best performing MySuper investment option named

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023
... Super High Growth at 6%. Rounding out the top 10 were Active Super High Growth, Aware Super High Growth, Australian Retirement Trust Lifecycle Balanced Pool, Australian Super Balanced, GuildSuper MySuper, Vision Super Balanced Growth and SA Metropolitan ...