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Industry overestimates amount needed for retirement

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
... Australians will retire without enough savings to live the lifestyle they want to in their post-work years. As the cost of living continues to increase, so too will the pressure to save more," ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said at the time.

Up, up, prices are up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
Dear! Dear! Dear! Yes my dear Virginia, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures showed that the cost of living in this sunburnt country girt by sea has become dearer in the quarter ended 31 December 2013. Headline consumer prices jumped by 0.8% ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
... Australia Bank releases its Quarterly Australian Consumer Anxiety Index and special report entitled Factors Impacting Cost of Living. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Monday closed lower following the release of disappointing ...

QSuper launches income account

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2013
... from their account annually with inflation means a member's income can now increase in line with CPI, so their cost of living won't be more than their income," he said. "QSuper is committed to working with members to help them build the retirement they ...

NAB delays staff salary increases

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013
... security, we deserve a better pay deal for everyone that reflects the effort we have all put in and acknowledges the cost of living pressures we are all facing, we want leave and relief fixed up and we want a better work life balance," the FSU said. ...

Medical charges put pressure on retiree living costs

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
Significant price rises for medical and hospital services have led to a modest increase in the cost of living for retirees according to the latest Australian Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) Retirement Standard figures. The figured for the June ...

Low risk choice poses high risk on savings: survey

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
... the risks of volatility, whereas the risk that investment returns do not sufficiently outpace the rise in their cost of living is as dangerous. Currently, the industry standard risk label is only based on volatility, so an investment option labelled ...

Retirement costs on the rise again

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
The cost of living a modest retirement has risen faster than the overall rate of inflation, according to new research from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) released today. The cost of a 'comfortable' retirement has risen 2% ...

Retirement solution upside for investment managers: Oliver Wyman

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... retirement sector, Hook also identified significant gaps across all other product offerings, especially in relation to: Cost of living risk protection, variable annuities, extended affinity based offerings - and to a lessor extent capital preservation ...

Retiree living costs match CPI

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
... developed because of concerns retirees' costs increased at a different rate to regular inflation, requiring a special cost of living adjustment for pensions compared to other welfare benefits which are normally linked to CPI or average wages. The surprise ...