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FSC reveals life insurance data

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... differences between men and women. KPMG provided the analysis of the 2019 data on the causes of life insurance claims for Australians of working age. FSC senior policy manager for life insurance Nick Kirwan said: "New claims statistics tell us a lot ...

Stopping SG is nuclear response to COVID-19

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... economy will bounce back on the other side of this health shock," Fahy said. "Pausing SG contributions would rob Australians of the opportunity to capitalise on that recovery and to maximise their retirement savings" Meanwhile, Industry Super Australia ...

BetaShares calls for universal pension

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
... Centre for Financial Studies at Monash University, BetaShares senior investment specialist Roger Cohen determined Australians of retirement age with savings between $350,000 and $600,000 risk having lower levels of retirement income due to the means ...

SMSFs not for everybody: ASIC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
... need to be in a self-managed super fund to do it or can you just manage it elsewhere?" ASIC also moved to warn Australians of the time intensive nature of managing a super fund, noting SMSF trustees spend more than 100 hours managing their SMSF each ...

PYSP puts SMSFs at risk

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
... at large to check they won't be left without life cover after July 1. This week AIA launched a campaign advising Australians of the potential impact of the changes, amid fears many are unaware of their existence. AIA chief executive Damien Mu said default ...

APRA pushes for greater control over super

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
... APRA's power and control over trustees is necessary in the wake of collapsed Trio Capital, a scheme which defrauded Australians of the their superannuation. APRA's powers currently in place for APRA-regulated industries should be broadened to superannuation ...

Banks continue campaign to discredit SA bank tax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
Australia's big four banks again warned South Australians of the impact a state-based tax would have as the South Australian Liberal opposition confirmed it will move to block the tax's implementation. In an open letter to South Australian customers ...

Females and Gen Y expecting less

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... Australians who are already well in to, or nearing the end of, their working lives. This research tells us that Australians of all ages are reconsidering what success means for them," Hagger said. "Similarly, with more Australian businesses embracing ...

Lost super costs young Aussies thousands

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
... 3.4% of Australia's total employer contributions collected by APRA-regulated funds. "It is really important that Australians of all ages keep track of their super and ensure that they are being paid the compulsory 9.5% superannuation guarantee (SG) that ...

Australians retiring young despite rising life expectancy

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
Most Australians tend to retire younger than the current pension age (65), despite growing concerns over longevity risk during retirement. According to AMP.NATSEM's Income and Wealth report, Australians often enter retirement earlier than in Japan ...