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Reconsider the home as a retirement income pillar: Actuaries Institute

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024
... as a fourth pillar of our retirement income system - alongside the Age Pension, superannuation, and voluntary private savings - which could be treated as another financial asset to fund retirement lifestyles. "Of course, it is important that any home ...

Industry funds defend CFMEU board ties

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
... issues are resolved. Separately, Super Consumers Australia director Xavier O'Halloran said that consumers expect their savings to be managed by individuals who are fit and proper, according to regulatory standards. He said as advocates for consumers ...

UK announces new Pension Schemes Bill

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024
... in 10 years. Schemes would also be required to offer retirement products to deliver retirees with an income, not just savings when they stop working. They would be mandated to offer one or multiple solutions, including default investment options, to ...

Qantas Super, Australian Retirement Trust to merge

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2024
... said. He added that Qantas Super has had the privilege and responsibility of managing the superannuation and retirement savings of its members for 85 years, and selecting the right partner is a responsibility the trustee board has taken "extremely seriously." ...

ANZ, Westpac 'the cheapest majors': Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024
... market, has shown that it can profitably grow loans. The other top pick was Bank of Queensland, which has extracted cost savings from consolidating banking platforms and digitising more processes.

Group insurance cheaper by 25%: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024
... as much as 25%, new research from Rainmaker Information shows. The latest Rainmaker Benchmarking report finds that cost savings for group insurance members ranged from $92 for a 40-year-old to up to $450 for a 60-year-old. Insurance premiums for standard ...

Rest increases private credit investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
... capitalise on attractive conditions in the non-bank lending market. "REDF offers an opportunity to grow Rest members' savings through investment in a diversified portfolio of high-quality commercial real estate loans across residential and industrial ...

Aware Super delivers 11.02% to default members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
... Damian Graham said the result highlights how the lifecycle design is playing a role in maximising members' retirement savings. "It means they have more exposure to growth assets while they're younger and can accommodate more risk, so they can benefit ...

Brighter Super launches Retire Easy Pension

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024
Brighter Super has introduced the Retire Easy Pension strategy, which involves dividing a member's retirement savings into three distinct buckets. Launching the product last month, Brighter Super said it marks the first stage of the fund's new ...

Rest's MySuper option returns 8.67% in FY24

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024
... members are aged under 30 and will be retiring many decades from now. We have a clear focus on growing their retirement savings by harnessing the long-term factors that will drive the markets and the global economy over the coming decades and beyond," ...