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SPAA urges concessional cap rethink

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
... concessional contribution cap level of $25,000 and $35,000 for older Australians is too low to facilitate adequate savings for retirement," SPAA chief executive Andrea Slattery said. "The low concessional contribution cap base, together with the absence ...

Retirement adequacy hits post-GFC low: AMP

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... have helped push AMP's retirement index to its lowest levels since the global financial crisis. The AMP Retirement Adequacy Index fell almost 2 percentage points to 69.4% while projected retirement savings fell 7% to $492,000, AMP said. Superannuation ...

SG increase the key to global pension top spot

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
... second in the world, behind the Netherlands which secured first place with its action on SG increases and raising the retirement age. According to the 2011 Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index, Netherlands has the best pension system in the world, with ...

Gap widens for women's super

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
... time period, fund balances for women rose from $28,534 to $29,692, an increase of 4.1 per cent, the AMP Retirement Adequacy Index reported. While average fund balances for both women and men increased, fund balances for men increased to become 45 per ...

Strong returns boost super balances: AMP

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
... period to $44,690 for the six months to June, beating the 2007 peak of $44,013 according to the AMP Retirement Adequacy Index, a review of data from AMP's corporate superannuation customers. Doug Ross, principal economist for Access Economics, said the ...

AustralianSuper wades into politics

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
... carefully about super policy and its impact on the average working Australian - and their eventual quality of life in retirement. "Ensuring an adequate financial future for ordinary Australians should be a priority for whoever forms the new government," ...

AMP makes super reading easy

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2010
... stream in retirement (as a percentage of their current salary). Members are also referred to the AMP Retirement Adequacy Index (for the six months to December 2009) to understand broader adequacy issues. AMP won an "Excellence in member communications" ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... half results, and West Australian Newspapers Holdings Ltd releases annual results. AMP launches its retirement adequacy index in Sydney. Wesfarmers managing director Richard Goyder delivers a briefing at an American Chamber of Commerce in Australia event ...

Retirement adequacy beats market slump

MICHELLE BALTAZAR AND RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009
Compulsory super and the long-term nature of retirement strategies are among the reasons why for many Australians, last year's financial crisis was a mere blip in their future retirement income, research shows. Today AMP has released its second Superannuation ...

Super savings on track

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2008
Just as new research confirms that Australians are on track for a retirement income equivalent to more than 90 per cent of average weekly earnings, concerns are growing about the damage rising inflation could have on these savings goals. AMP which has ...
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