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Product modernisation will strengthen retirement outcomes: FSC

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023
... result in consumers having $16 billion more in their retirement by 2050, delivering $21 billion in additional retirement income for Australians." According to the report, an individual aged 40 with a current balance of $80,000 could have an additional ...

Objective of super bill lands in parliament

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023
... Super Funds Australia (ASFA) also praised the legislation for centring superannuation policy on preservation, retirement income, equity, sustainability, and a dignified retirement, while acknowledging the continued importance of the Age Pension. ASFA ...

Challenger expands strategic relationship with Apollo

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023
... our relationship with Apollo. We share a common ambition to meet the significant and growing need to provide retirement income solutions to more Australians," said Challenger chief executive Nick Hamilton. "Our new origination partnership will provide ...

NGS Super launches retirement savings strategy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
NGS Super has launched its Easy Default offering which aims to help members manage savings while hitting retirement income objectives. Easy Default can be established on either the NGS Income Account or the Transition to Retirement Account. When the ...

'Critical shortcomings' demand urgent action from trustees: APRA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2023
... regulator's topmost priorities is tackling the "surprising lack of readiness" in trustees' approaches to the retirement income phase. "It isn't as if the industry has been caught off-guard," she said. Cole noted the recent examination by ...

TelstraSuper launches option, retirement tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2023
... balance, Miller said. Separately, members can now transfer Direct Access investments from accumulation to a retirement income stream account without the need to selldown or repurchase shares and exchange-traded funds (ETF) investments. This excludes ...

Super member loyalty on the rise: Data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
... the average 71%. This shows there is a large, untapped opportunity for super funds here, Monteath said. "The Retirement Income Strategy is an obvious starting point," she said. "However, the critical question that trustees must ask themselves is: how ...

TelstraSuper launches retirement product

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023
... fund, particularly given it is the first profit-to-member guaranteed lifetime income stream to launch under the Retirement Income Covenant. "This innovative partnership has enabled TelstraSuper to offer its own CPI and market linked lifetime income streams ...

Alternative assets are the way forward: Forum

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023
... investments, says abrdn investment director Raf Choudhury. Choudhury told the Financial Standard Best Practice Forum on Retirement Income in Melbourne today that when it comes to portfolio construction, it's useful to use a broader set of investments ...

Taskforce unveils recommendations for economic equality

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
... have $181,000 in superannuation on average, while women have $139,000. Referencing the Grattan Institute and Retirement Income Review, higher super contributions are ultimately funded by lower wages, thereby making women poorer before they reach retirement. ...