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Choice members worse off in retirement: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2018
... a drag on the efficiency of our super system, which ultimately is a cost to all Australians in the form of higher Age Pension costs."

Big-spending retirees live in Melbourne: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2018
... on retirees in poorer areas. Caboolture retirees' average annual expenditure could be entirely funded by the full Age Pension, Milliman noted. Retiree couples living in Stonnington would need a superannuation balance of more than $403,000 to sustain ...

Super industry welcomes Age Pension backflip

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
... bodies have welcomed the Federal Government's decision to back flip on its longstanding proposal to increase the Age Pension age to 70. ISA deputy chief executive Matt Linden said the peak body for industry superannuation funds is pleased the Morrison ...

Advisers can't ignore CIPR debate: SSGA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... Government intends to bring it in line with the overall framework by providing income to substitute or supplement the Age Pension. "Treasury is on a mission and you need to be listening," he said. SSGA has been working on CIPR equivalents in the UK and ...

Digital advice, fintech firms merge

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018
... Essentials provides retirees with "concierge service" advice to retirees in navigating CentreLink's complicated age pension application process. It was founded last year by Paul Rogan, who was Challenger's chief executive of distribution, marketing ...

Pre-retirees fear longevity risk: AustralianSuper

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
... pre-retirees believe they will have saved enough for retirement. Most expect to rely more on superannuation than on the Age Pension for income in later years. The survey of AustralianSuper and non-AustralianSuper members shows pre-retirees believe they ...

Industry expert joins SMSFA board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
... Association, and Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Association. The alliance aims to improve superannuation taxation, Age Pension means testing and the broader retirement income system.

CIPR framework timely but questions remain

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2018
... and commends it for factoring in circumstances often overlooked - member needs and preferences, eligibility for the Age Pension and cognitive decline. But there are still a number of drawbacks, SuperEd chair Jeremy Duffield said. One is that CIPRs don't ...

Best-in-show list addresses insurance gaps

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
... have children earlier, she said. They also have a shorter working life and the majority (98%) end up receiving the Age Pension once they retire. Campo said about 80% of members work in a high risk commercial construction environment, and the insurance ...

Efficiency and transparency drive client satisfaction during life claims: Beddoes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2018
... According to the report, less than four in 10 senior Australians are satisfied with the application process for the Age Pension, with 88% of the 4500 respondents indicating they were dissatisfied with the forms and processes involved in applying for ...