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Millionaires worry about retirement

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2022
... 36% of millionaires surveyed believe retirement might not be an option at all and 42% are so worried about retirement security that they avoid thinking about it. According to the report, 49% underestimate the impact of inflation, 42% overestimate investment ...

2022 is the hardest year to retire: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022
... allocations, investors can look to minimise these impacts and safeguard their retirement nest eggs," she explained. Retirement security was also flagged to be under increasing pressure. Inflation means rapidly escalating costs can pose a threat to financial ...

Aware Super launches $7 billion property arm

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022
... commented that it will also diversify the fund's real estate holdings to deliver returns and strengthen member retirement security. "As part of our strategy to lower fees and deliver strong returns for our 1.1 million members, we're aiming to ...

Super giants, investment firms join Future IM/Pact

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
... strategy. "To address imbalances such as Australia's 14.1% gender pay gap and its resulting erosion of women's retirement security, we recognise the need for a wide range of experience and perspectives to make the best investment decisions for our more ...

QIC braces against recession risks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
... understand returns, compare superannuation funds'' performance, and then make the best selection for their retirement security so the principle is fine," she said. "But as we don't have that constraint, we can work closely with our stakeholders ...

Advice on ageing key to future success: CFPs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
... increased levels of consumer awareness of the value of financial advice (56%). The survey shows 69% of CFPs think retirement security will be the main area people will seek advice on, while 61% said it will be in relation the transferring wealth to the ...

Australia ranked seventh for retirement wellbeing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021
... relative financial security of retirees in 44 countries. It ranks countries based on four factors that drive retirement security - the material means to live comfortably in retirement, access to quality financial services to help preserve savings value ...

World Pension Alliance condemns COVID early release

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
... "Unrestricted withdrawal of pension savings intended to provide retirement income without repayment will undermine the retirement security those funds are intended to provide," Scheerlinck said. "This will only aggravate the situation of these workers ...

Australia world class in retirement wellbeing

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... retirement, 77% for quality of life and 87% for health. The GRI assesses 44 countries on the factors that drive retirement security, providing an overall ranking and percentage score as an indicator of the attractiveness of a country's retirement environment. ...

CalPERS chief investment officer resigns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
... pension funds across America, relies on global investments to generate a 7% return that is needed to provide retirement security to our members including firefighters, police officers, school employees, nurses, engineers and judges. We have a fiduciary ...