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New initiative calculates how much Aussies need in retirement

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
... attempting to calculate exactly how much Australians need to retire in comfort. One of the findings of the Retirement Income Review was that retirees do not confidently spend their retirement savings due to the fear of running out of money in retirement. ...

Retirement Income Covenant hits parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021
The Retirement Income Covenant's introduction to parliament yesterday has been welcomed by major industry bodies. The Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle Framework and Other Measures Bill 2021 currently sits before the house, containing the ...

APRA hones in on post-retirement products

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2021
... really a problem that needs solving," she told the recent AFR conference. One problem, as backed by the Retirement Income Review, is that too many Australians die with the bulk of their wealth intact, which is then bequeathed to the next generation often ...

Tax incentive could boost affordable housing: ISA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2021
... because the resulting additional demand for housing will not be matched by an increase in supply. The Retirement Income Review, a Senate Inquiry and Grattan have all rejected 'super for a house'." Not only would allowing early access to super to buy ...

Actuaries Institute releases retirement policy review

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
... their pensions as a lump sum or leave them as a bequest. The paper supports some changes discussed in the Retirement Income Review: extending SG to cover paid parental leave, gig workers and overtime work; including superannuation assets in divorce settlements ...

SMSFA adds to board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2021
The SMSF Association has welcomed back its former director following the completion of the Retirement Income Review and appointed BT's head of financial literacy & advocacy to its board. Deborah Ralston and Bryan Ashenden have been appointed as non-executive ...

Stop abusers hiding super: AIST

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
... would progress this measure in 2018. AIST's position on the proposed law change is also backed up by the Retirement Income Review. The submission quotes the Retirement Income Review, saying: "The process of discovering a former partner's superannuation ...

Deborah Ralston joins Household Capital

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021
... Kell, Gary Weaven, Alastair Peattie, Bob Officer, and Peter Harris. Ralston played a key role in the Retirement Income Review as a member of its panel and was recently appointed to an advisory panel established by Allianz Retire+ that will look to drive ...

Super funds slam budget's super gap measures

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
... parental leave is an easy and obvious fix." The Actuaries Institute said the budget had not leveraged the Retirement Income Review report's findings. "...such as measures to help non-homeowners (renters) in retirement, in particular some of the most ...

$450 SG threshold axed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... superannuation system," Frydenberg said. "On average women retire with less superannuation than men." The Retirement Income Review found that 63% of those earning less than $450 a month are women. It also found that the current median gender gap in superannuation ...