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Retirement costs on the rise again

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
... 2.6% rise in the price of automotive fuel. The report said both fed particularly into the increase in the comfortable retirement level. Overall, costs for food decreased in the December quarter 2012. The most significant price falls were for vegetables ...

Baby boomers stagger blindfold into retirement: REST

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
... much they will need to comfortably live on. On average, the amount nominated by respondents required for a comfortable retirement was well below the $56,236 'comfortable lifestyle' budget for a couple and $41,090 budget for single people, as estimated ...

Labor's $30bn secret super tax plan revealed

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
... earners. Cormann said that Australia needs a government that encourages people to save so they can enjoy a comfortable retirement. "Importantly, we need a government that spends less and lives within its means, which therefore can tax less and which ...

Greater uptake in global equities: Zurich

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
... that staying in cash over the long run is not going to deliver the returns or income investors need for a comfortable retirement," Noble said. The survey found that 54% of advisers are expecting single digit returns from international shares over the ...

New MLC product protects retirees from volatility

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
... manager at MLC Retirement Solutions said there are a number of risks that threaten people's ability to live a comfortable retirement. "Market downturns, particularly those immediately before or after retirement, can decimate savings while longevity risk ...

Sequencing risk impacts super savings

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2012
... superannuation funds is how to mitigate sequencing risk so that superannuation savings last long enough to ensure a comfortable retirement." Padowitz said that traditional 'de-risking' strategies, such as changing asset classes or changing investment ...

ASMA partners with OneVue for platform launch

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012
... WealthVue which gives clients full visibility of their financial situation so they can more easily plan for a comfortable retirement and identify advice requirements." Carrabs said self-funded retirees currently control over $430 billion in assets nation ...

FSC urges Senate to vote for SG rise

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2012
... research shows 9 per cent superannuation will fail to provide the population with their expectations of a comfortable retirement," said John Brogden, CEO of the Financial Services Council "The average 30-year-old will have an additional $108,000 in their ...

Tax concessions focus of Super roundtable

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... also believe that the superannuation system will provide a generation of Australians with a secure and comfortable retirement through private savings without having to rely on the welfare system," Shorten said. Yesterday's roundtable provided a forum ...

ASFA: Retirement costs on the rise

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
A couple looking to achieve a comfortable retirement will need to spend $55,316 a year, while those seeking a 'modest' retirement lifestyle need to spend $31,767 a year, according to new figures released today for the ASFA Retirement Standard. The updated ...