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FSC takes aim at complacency in super

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
... that "it's no longer appropriate for MySuper trustees to just dump two 40-year olds, one projected to retire on the age pension and the other with $1.6 million, in the same investment option for the next 25 years." The same principle, he added, applies ...

"Enough is enough": Women in Super launch national campaign

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
... single women live in poverty - the fastest growing cohort of homeless people. Women are also more dependent on the Age Pension than men. Under the Women in Super plan, a women aged 25 earning $25,000 per year would see her superannuation balance at retirement ...

Xenophon team introduce unpaid super Bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
... superannuation today - it is leaving Australians short of savings at retirement and placing extra pressure on the Age Pension," he said. The Bill would introduce significant new safeguards as soon as 1 July 2018 and these measures will benefit part-time ...

Government funds ATO superannuation taskforce

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
... obligations costs workers billions of dollars in lost superannuation, leading to poorer retirement outcomes and higher Age Pension payments. Scheerlinck added that requiring small employers to adopt STP for super payments was a critical element in addressing ...

Pre-retirees risk significant shortfalls: MLC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
... released last week revealed similarly concerning statics, highlighting that more than 70% believe they will rely on the Age Pension, while 40% don't know or haven't thought about using superannuation to fund retirement, and less than 40% say they are ...

Advice at any age will enhance retirement: Sunsuper

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
... have a plan for how they will live in retirement, according to Sunsuper. More than 70% believe they will rely on the Age Pension, while 40% don't know or haven't thought about using superannuation to fund retirement, and less than 40% say they are likely ...

Housing affordability depresses confidence: Westpac

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
... both the housing market and the retirement income system, ultimately increasing house prices and the strain on the Age Pension," the Financial Planning Association said in a submission to treasury. The FHSSS was originally proposed to apply to eligible ...

First home super scheme may not make it to parliament in 2018

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... both the housing market and the retirement income system, ultimately increasing house prices and the strain on the Age Pension," the submission said.

Australian Unity launches funeral bond

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
... regular instalments of $50 per month, according to the product disclosure statement. The PDS also noted investors on the Age Pension or any other means-tested government pension or allowance will not be impacted by the bond investment, given contributions ...

Millennial disengagement dire for economy: FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... Summit. "The generation which has grown up with super won't have enough for retirement, and the burden will fall on the Age Pension. In other words, the more we allow, and indeed condone apathy and disengagement, the worse off young people will be at ...