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How key is gender in retirement outcomes?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019
... making sure that fathers have to pay for their mother's time out of the workforce," Asher said. "I do think the current debate's not really helpful." Michael Rice said the three didn't specifically look at gender, but noted Australia's largest cohort ...

Retiree savings won't last: World Economic Forum

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
The World Economic Forum has weighed into the debate on the adequacy of Australia's retirement income system, releasing a report declaring average Australians will burn through their retirement savings too quickly. The report, Investing in (and for) ...

SG below 10% fails super objective

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
Rice Warner has weighed into one of the longest running debates in the superannuation sector, saying a superannuation guarantee under 10% fails its primary objective. The researcher believes the superannuation guarantee (SG) should increase in line ...

Australians retire too wealthy: Grattan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
The Actuaries Institute's annual summit has seen a fiery debate between the chief executive of the Grattan Institute and Mercer's David Knox over ideal retirement incomes. Grattan Institute chief executive John Daley and Mercer senior partner ...

British MPs prod own pension fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
... Parliament' pledge, calling on the fund's trustees to phase out investments in fossil fuel companies. MP Edward Davey moved a debate at Westminster Hall on May 22. "We need to ensure that the parliamentary pension fund becomes zero-carbon. We as Parliament ...

FCA stokes intergenerational wealth debate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019
The Financial Conduct Authority published an intergenerational wealth discussion paper in the hopes of igniting debate over how the financial services industry should respond to the nation's shifting demographics. The discussion paper poses a series ...

SMSF gender gap reduces over time

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
... younger when starting their self-managed super journey, establishing SMSFs at 48.4, on average a year earlier than men. With debate over the viability of SMSFs continuing, Class' report also showed SMSFs don't waste time when it comes to investing. In ...

Super funds eye intra-fund advice shake-up

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
The superannuation industry has its sights on lifting restrictions around intra-fund advice, the Conference of Major Super Funds has heard. Speaking on a panel discussing the future of advice in superannuation, Industry Funds Services (IFS) chief executive ...

Chief economist update: Breaking up is hard to do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
"They say that breaking up is hard to do, now I know, I know that it's true..." - Neil Sedaka. This song must be playing in UK prime minister Theresa May's head - it should as it did in mine - when a second round of voting in the House of Commons ...

Sole purpose test divides industry

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
A promotional offer to members of a super fund exposed the grey areas of superannuation regulation, as the industry debates whether bonus frequent flyer points schemes breach the sole purpose test. AustralianSuper is currently offering 20,000 Qantas ...