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CalPERS chief executive retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016
... next chapter of her life and leaves CalPERS "well positioned to provide retirement and health security for future generations." She assumed the role at CalPERS during a tumultuous period. The fund had lost nearly 30% of its investment assets following ...

NZ Super appoints new chair

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
... 2016. "The New Zealand Superannuation Fund is a vitally important institution for our country, children and future generations. My fellow board members and I take the responsibility of investing taxpayer money very seriously," Savage said. Savage added ...

International actuaries have consensus on retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... should enable a long-term sustainable market to develop. Sustainability of the retirement market over a number of generations would provide clarity to solution providers," the report says. "More importantly, changes that focus on the longer term and ...

Seniors weigh in on national tax discussion

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... Governments will face challenges in setting a tax framework policy that will help accommodate the costs of supporting older generations throughout their retirement years. "An informed debate will allow government and the broader community to reach a ...

Raising Preservation Age could be problematic

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
... to the age of 65. FSC chief executive, Sally Loane, said Australia's tax system will not be able to support future generations if they continue to retire at 60. The Productivity Commission's research suggests lifting the Preservation Age from 55 to 65 ...

We don't need financial advice: Gen Y

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... surveyed "are a strong representation of a group that will dominate the financial services profit pools in the future." "Generations X and Y will dominate the financial space of the next few decades. Their share of financial assets, which sat at just ...

Only a quarter of Australians contributing to reach retirement goals

ALEX GAMBOTTO-BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... needs to be addressed urgently and before too many Australians become reliant on governments and taxes from future generations to support their retirement."

Super not "a top-up" for Age Pension: FSC

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
... 56% of Australians expect to benefit from Age Pension upon retirement, although the percentage is lower for younger generations (41% among 30 year olds). "This significant reduction in expectations shows younger Australians may well be aware of the fiscal ...

AMP profit up 32% in 2014

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... billion) and the AMP Flexible Super product ($2.2 billion). However, other products and platforms such as Summit, Generations, iAccess and Flexible Lifetime Super saw outflows of $4.3 billion, out from $3.6 billion outflows in 2013. Despite the platform ...

SMSF sector enters next phase

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
... concern for longevity risk. While it might not be a problem for people who retire at the moment, it will be for younger generations," Colley said. Quantum Financial principal and adviser Tim Mackay explained that "there will always be people choosing ...