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Australia's retirement system slides down rankings

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
Australia no longer has the top ranking retirement system in Asia Pacific and has also slid down the ranks globally, with experts saying it's the result of a lack of focus. According to the 16 th annual Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index ...

Super fund fees exploit Australians' low financial literacy

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
Vanguard Investments Australia managing director Daniel Shrimski believes Australians would be shocked to learn how much is being drained from their retirement savings through super fund fees. New research commissioned by Vanguard, conducted by CT Group ...

Aussies struggle with financial goals: Generation Life

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
Australians are finding it hard to achieve their financial goals because of inflation, the cost of living, and a complex investment landscape that's characterised by ongoing policy change, according to Generation Life research. While those with a financial ...

Liberal MPs slammed for 'dangerous' super policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
Superannuation industry groups are pushing back against a campaign led by NSW Liberal Senator Maria Kovacic seeking to allow single and divorced woman to access their superannuation early to purchase a property. Association of Superannuation Funds of ...

Nest plans retirement income play

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
... development. "Nest has been a founding member of the UK's auto enrolment pension market, bringing millions of people into pension saving, many for the first time... we want to ensure their journey to retirement is as seamless as their savings journey ...

Brighter Super increases retirement bonus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
The retirement bonus received by Brighter Super members just got bigger, with the fund increasing the incentive it pays to retirees who transition to a pension account. The Retirement Reward paid by Brighter Super has risen from 0.5% in FY23 to 0.8% ...

ASIC seeks $27m penalty against AustralianSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
ASIC is seeking a major $27 million penalty against AustralianSuper in the Federal Court. ASIC alleges that, for almost 10 years, AustralianSuper failed to have adequate policies and procedures to identify members who held multiple AustralianSuper accounts ...

AustralianSuper expands US footprint, names executives

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024
Among the flurry of senior appointments, AustralianSuper named the lead for its Americas unit who is joined by a new head of fund services hailing from BlackRock. The $342 billion super fund promoted Mikaël Limpalaër as the head of Americas, having ...

'Alarming' figure in retirement research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024
Only a third (32%) of Australians believe they would be able to save for their retirement without compulsory superannuation, according to a new survey from AustralianSuper. A third of Millennials (33%) and Gen X'ers (32%), as well as nearly one-in-five ...

Tribel Advisory adopts estate planning solution

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2024
Financial services firm Tribel Advisory will join forces with fintech Yodal to roll out estate planning services for its advisers and accountants. The estate planning tool stores Tribel information needed to create a comprehensive estate plan, alert ...