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Aussies continue to drain super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
Over the week to September 27, a further 36,000 applications were received by funds for the Early Release of Superannuation (ERS) scheme. Of the 36,000 applications 22,000 were first-timers and 14,000 were repeat applications. Initial applications total ...

Chief economist update: Budget me this Batman

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... long run we are all dead". Were it not for the government's largesse - JobKeeper, JobSeeker, HomeBuilder - us, Australians all, would be "dead" now or are dying... or our economy is. This is evidenced in recent stat and survey indicators before the ...

Retirees value home over super: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... family home is not only the preferred retirement housing but also the largest store of retirement savings. "Most older Australians wish to remain in their home throughout retirement, but 74% are not confident they have adequate retirement funding and ...

MySuper reforms could have downsides

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
The government's proposed reform to MySuper products, which will involve naming and shaming underperforming MySuper products, could actually end up hurting fund performance, according to some critics. Advance Human Solutions managing director Alexandra ...

Women focus in Labor budget reply

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... delivering his budget reply speech. Delivering his response, Albanese said Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's budget has left Australians behind. "Our economy was already struggling coming into the crisis. Slow growth, flat wages, declining productivity, business ...

Effects of ERS not so bad: Grattan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... of these very exceptional circumstances." Woods said in line with Grattan's previous retirement modelling, many Australians will supplement their super with the age pension, so the impact for those who accessed ERS is not as bad as it may appear. ...

Several black holes in budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
... women's workforce participation," she said. Rest said the proposals are a step in the right direction to help Australians - particular younger Australians - build their retirement savings and to make an informed choice about their superannuation ...

Aussies want to invest super in property: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
Around half of Australians think property is the most secure and profitable long-term investment, compared with shares, gold, cash and fixed interest, according to new research. The survey found that 41% of Australians would invest their superannuation ...

Chief economist update: Splish splash, budget cash

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
... it can to support jobs, incomes and businesses in Australia". Of course, the final outcome depends on COVID-19. But Australians should all rejoice because we have relatively better monetary and fiscal balances, winners and losers notwithstanding.

Budget commitment to aged care not good enough

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... Frydenberg has announced the government will commit more than $1.6 billion to provide support to the country's ageing Australians, but experts say the measures don't go far enough. The Treasurer announced the record funding would go towards an ...