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Simulate my retirement: Telstra Super

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
... non-super savings and expenditure, in order to provide a snapshot of a household's likelihood of enjoying a comfortable retirement. It also shows a user how heavily they would rely on the Age Pension as a source of income. Potential career breaks, such ...

Retiree living costs fall despite CPI jump

NEWS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
... the latest Westpac ASFA Retirement Standard show. According to the report, a couple looking to achieve a comfortable retirement needs to spend $53,456 a year, while those seeking a 'modest' retirement lifestyle need to spend $30,382 a year. The decrease ...

New benchmarks for better retirement: ASFA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
... using the old standard. For a couple, the new standards require they budget around $53,565 a year for a comfortable retirement lifestyle. The figures in each case assume that the retiree owns their own home and single calculations are based on female ...

Retirement savings shortfall worsens: IFSA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
... the current super guarantee must be raised to at least 12 percent if people are to have any chance of a comfortable retirement," Brogden said. Meanwhile ING Australia has welcomed IFSA's call to raise the superannuation guarantee contribution to 12 per ...

Motorcycle diaries

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2009
... about the destination as the journey there is important too. "While a key factor is to get clients to a comfortable retirement, the typical client has a lot of living to do before retirement and it's about getting the balance right," says Griffin. For ...

Retirement savings only last a few years

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2009
... four for men. Projections show that a person needs around 65 per cent of their pre-retirement income for a comfortable retirement, and a person who retires on average earnings would need $40,475 each year. The fact that men have more savings than women ...

Rated AAA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2009
... over-reliance on their ratings. Especially when one letter - added, subtracted or changed - could mean a comfortable retirement or years in the soup lines. And also because ratings could become self-fulfilling as investors react to a credit score upgrade ...

TWU Super ups retirement stakes

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
... billion TWU Super has introduced a new transition to retirement product in a bid to ease their members into a comfortable retirement. Until recently, TWU Super members could only access their super once they permanently retire or reach 65 years of age. ...

Self-employed lack super

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2008
... the recently retired self-employed is only $24,500 a year and is well below what is needed to support a comfortable retirement," said Vamos. "However those self-employed with higher than average superannuation savings tend to be more generally well-prepared ...

Tax offsets for fin advice

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2008
... likelihood of avoiding bad investments, have a greater control of finances (62 per cent) and look forward to a comfortable retirement (62 per cent) with the right advice. A tax offset of $1,000 could be another trump card to encourage more people to ...