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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 ...

Super potential underrated by Aussies

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... focused on shorter term financial goals such as owning a home or new car." According to the research, the rising cost of living was the main issue for their savings with Baby Boomers also more likely to blame the GFC, while Gen Y and X were most likely ...

'Twinflation' makes real asset investment popular

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... continuing urbanisation and industrialisation puts prices on commodities and energy, putting pressure on food prices and cost of living which makes government react with subsidies and other forms of fiscal accommodation. "These two sectors reinforce ...

Politicians spar over future of superannuation guarantee

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
... opposition says any increase would affect low- and middle-income earners who could better spend the money on their cost of living or paying down their mortgage. Minister Shorten also called for the Coalition to respond to the Henry Review recommendations ...

Cost of living outpacing retirement incomes

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
Retirement incomes need to grow by $600 per year to comfortably keep pace with rising costs of living, new figures have confirmed. Costs climbed by 1.3% in the March quarter this year from the December quarter 2010, according to the Association of Super ...

Tightrope walker

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... a month prior. The British Statistician also has a measure called the Retail Price Index used to calculate the cost of living. On this gauge, Britons' cost of living sped to an annual rate of 5.5 per cent - the highest since July 1991 -- from 5.1 per ...

Sentiment slips on oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... spending worth more than US$11 billion. This includes higher disbursements for social welfare (including a 15 percent cost of living allowance for government workers), jobs creation, housing and education. Now why would anyone want to protest against ...