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

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
Latest insights show the fortunes of the 2019 equities rally laggards have changed, having so far come out on top during the COVID-19 crisis. Asia and emerging market strategies have topped their diversified global equities counterparts amid the dramatic ...

UK asset manager acquires stake in retirement funder

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
A UK asset manager and financial services provider has acquired a 20% stake in a local specialised retirement funder. Household Capital announced the completion of series B financing with Legal & General. Existing and new investors joined Legal & General ...

A man is not a plan: Rice Warner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
New insight from Rice Warner has re-iterated the message that a husband is not a retirement plan as women's lower super balances are highlighted on International Women's Day. The two key factors for a more comfortable retirement are marriage and home ...

Equities not that expensive: Hamish Douglass

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
US stocks are not expensive, despite their stretched valuations. In fact, it's all just a matter of "gravity" or the historically low interest rate environment, according to Magellan's Hamish Douglass. Speaking to a near-full crowd at the firm's ...

Allianz Retire+ moves to increase retiree confidence

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... Allianz Retire+ is partnering with a goals-based advice technology outfit to offer advisers more certainty when building retiree portfolios with its Future Safe investment product. Allianz Retire+ has partnered with Investfit to create a portfolio construction ...

Industry-made retirement models are self-serving: SCA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
Super Consumers Australia (SCA) has taken a stance against industry-created retirement models, saying Australians deserve realistic retirement income standards. In its submission to the Retirement Income Review (RIR) SCA said existing models pushed ...

ISA takes swipe at Grattan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
Industry Super Australia (ISA) claims an increase in the super guarantee to 12% will increase consumption at a whole adult life level, as it takes a swipe at alternate modelling. In its submission to the Retirement Income Review (RIR), ISA said its ...

Higher super contributions make Aussies feel safer

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... their super contributions to 11% of household their income, Australians report feeling better about their future as a retiree. "While many Australians worry about their retirement prospects, there is only a small difference in superannuation contribution ...

SG increase will hurt women: NFAW

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... said. "However a significant proportion, 67.8% of men and 81.3% of women, retained funds in a superannuation account, and retiree are net savers." The NFAW said it believes it is likely retirees are complying with the requirement that a minimum amount ...

Costs spiral for baby boomers

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
... Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) found that over the year to the December quarter, costs were up around 2.1% for retiree couples, compared to 1.8% for the All Groups CPI. "Cost increases for retirees have exceeded those for the general population ...