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Complacency the biggest risk to retirement: Forum

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022
... sense of security and applying the same strategy in a high inflationary environment can be detrimental to a retiree's nest egg. "If history has taught us anything, once every 10 years a big defining moment comes along," he explained. "The GFC was ...

Australian retirement system given B+

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2022
... when it comes to retirement income. There needs to be a mindset shift so that members perceive superannuation as less of a nest egg and more of an income for consumption." He also added that there is a risk to the broader Australian economy if retirees ...

2022 is the hardest year to retire: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022
... diversification and strategic asset allocations, investors can look to minimise these impacts and safeguard their retirement nest eggs," she explained. Retirement security was also flagged to be under increasing pressure. Inflation means rapidly escalating ...

Data demonstrates success of compulsory super: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2022
... life standard of living." He added retirees increasingly need to understand that their retirement savings are not so much a nest egg, but a means of achieving the best standard of living possible during their retirement years. Challenger's head of retirement ...

Will big super's unlisted investments amplify retirement savings?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2022
... allied health providers, renewable energy, airports, emerging manufacturers, ports and toll roads, these funds are growing nest eggs and generating economic growth at the same time." He added that the new government recognises that "protecting rather ...

Half of retail investors will go the distance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
... $20,000 or more. The majority were motivated by profiting from the share market; the remainder were driven by growing their nest eggs (14%), diversifying assets (18%), retiring early (11%) and saving for a property deposit (7%). A fifth of female investors ...

Magellan shuns turnaround companies

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2022
Magellan Financial Group chair Hamish Douglass continues to take a contrarian stance by shunning "turnaround companies", claiming they make it difficult for fund managers to be profitable. A company in the process of turning around its operations are ...

Pension scheme, UBS divest energy companies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 DEC 2021
... Asset Management have called time on investments in five energy companies that are not working towards a low carbon economy. Nest and UBS AM have sold shares in Exxon Mobil, Imperial Oil, Kepco, Marathon Oil and Power Assets because of their lack of ...

Pre-retirees worry about political risks: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2021
... research suggests. Illness remains the biggest worry Aussies face in their later years, but regulatory changes that affect their nest eggs has risen two-fold from 19% last year to 41% in 2021, according to Investment Trends' 2021 Retirement income ...

What super funds should know about Gen Z

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021
... Two in five (41%) said they didn't care who their super is with -- and only 15% want to invest more into their retirement nest egg. NGS said this indicates a disconnect between investment appetite and understanding that super is the largest investment ...