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Research aims to solve cash conundrum

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
... can potentially deliver higher returns than traditional defensive assets." Rady said he is particularly concerned about retirees who roll over a one-year term deposit, feeling that they are keeping their money safe and that they have no other options. ...

More members monitoring superannuation

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... your superannuation is structured to suit your lifestyle should be something that occurs at every age not just for pre-retirees," MLC Wealth group executive of retirement and investment solutions Tim Steele said. When it comes to financial decision making ...

Guild Super chooses new administrator

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... says will enhance member experiences. Guild Super, which also trades as Child Care Super and offers Guild Pension for retirees, will switch to using IRESS as its administrator from May. Currently, Guild Super outsources its administration to Mercer. ...

Government merges advice reviews

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
... "smart thinkers" are putting together products that cover insurance, annuities and market-linked pensions, that will help retirees smooth consumption between their working and retirement life, Hume added.

Super runs out before death: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... the Retirement Income Review's findings. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) claims that most retirees run out of super well before the end of their lives, pointing to the Australian Tax Office, APRA and unpublished data from ...

Zero rates causing risky business: Pengana

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... living has been skyrocketing. There is no money being paid on savings in the bank, which is untenable particularly for retirees." As a result, investors are engaging in risky investment behaviour to get the same nominal rate of return. "You've got ...

QSuper unveils retirement income product

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
... for members aged between 60 and 80 for the rest of their lives. The product provides an additional layer of income for retirees and 60% of it will be counted towards asset and income tests. It also has a spouse-protection option and binding death benefit ...

Women don't own fair share of super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2021
... yet their account balances represent only 43% of the age groups respective funds under management. Women make up 53% of retirees yet own just 44% of retiree superannuation FUM. "Women own four in every $10 of Australia's superannuation wealth," Rainmaker ...

Women-led super funds outperform

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
... delved into the demographics to see which funds have the highest number of female members; young female members; female retirees and so forth. Rest is the most popular fund for women with more than 1.1 million women among its total 1.8 million membership ...

Cost of living eroding super: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
The cost of food and healthcare continue to eat up retirees' nest eggs, according to a retirement index that shows overall day-to-day necessities are becoming too expensive. The latest estimates from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia ...