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Why banks are lifting TD rates

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... just that little bit more at this difficult time," Tindall said. "Increasing term deposit rates will especially benefit retirees, who rely on the interest they earn from their savings. "Notably, Westpac will this week start offering a market-leading ...

SMSFs in flashback to 2008

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... which they often don't need so being able to reduce that to 4.5% is welcome," Shorte said. "Even for those younger retirees, they can use this to implement strategies to make their pension last longer and keep more in pension phase when a spouse ...

COVID-19 to hasten merger talks

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... super funds supporting their members through the crisis, particularly those more sensitive to investment markets, such as retirees or members anticipating retirement. "They will need advice on asset allocation, how much to withdraw as pension payments ...

SMSFs expected to outperform: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... the introduction of the Transfer Balance Cap (TBC) in 2017 as a key cause for the reduction. Following its introduction retirees with large balances, many of whom were likely members of small funds, appear to have responded by significantly reducing ...

Australia to lean on super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... minimum payment amount for superannuation income streams in a missive he fired off to government last week. De Gori said retirees should be afforded the "opportunity to offset some of the losses they had incurred through the market falls and strengthen ...

FPA advocates for reduced pension minimums

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... COVID-19 uncertainty, with chief executive Dante De Gori urging the government to consider moves to ease the pressure on retirees, just weeks after he had an audience with the retirement income review panel. De Gori's letter calls on the government ...

Best, worst equities performers in COVID-19 sell-off revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... to the market as volatility increases," Morningstar said. "This strategy is designed to reduce "sequencing risk" for retirees, minimising the exposure to large drawdowns, at the cost of generally lagging upwardly trending markets. "While the strategy ...

UK asset manager acquires stake in retirement funder

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
... release market is extremely promising, with Household Capital at the forefront of developing innovative funding options for retirees. We're looking forward to working together to help grow the scale of the business so that consumers have better options ...

A man is not a plan: Rice Warner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... It also suggested funds should expand education and advice services to members and improve investment strategies for retirees. Meanwhile, Industry Super Australia (ISA) estimates men have $282 billion more in their super funds and on average retire will ...

Equities not that expensive: Hamish Douglass

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... they're putting them under pressure; where they can earn less." He argued these low interest rates were disadvantaging retirees. "The most important reason I would site to you of what's going on here, is the pressure that super low rates and ...