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Lumiant, Invest Blue build digital advice platform

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
... of an app that helps financial advisers monitor clients' health, longevity and aged care risks that could impact retirement. Prior to the acquisition, it closed a seed funding round totaling $5.2 million following backing from Invest Blue and Savant ...

Federal budget 2023: Winners and losers

TOM WATSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... line with their salary or wages from 1 July 2026 - a reform that is predicted to increase balances by thousands come retirement. Single parents and carers: 57,000 single principal carers receiving the Parenting Payment (Single) are set to benefit from ...

Australian Retirement Trust reduces fees, ups premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
Australian Retirement Trust is reducing fees across a range of its investment options, including most indexed offerings. However, any savings will be offset by substantial increases in insurance premiums. The fund notified members that, from July 1 ...

Lumiant acquires longevity app

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023
... acquired an app that helps financial advisers monitor clients' health, longevity and aged care risks that could impact retirement. Chicago-based Genivity, deemed a health analysis and longevity optimiser (HALO), will integrate into Lumiant's ...

Government divulges vision for superannuation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
... three-pronged approach to superannuation reform that will forge national consensus, shift the focus from savings to retirement income, and elevate service standards for major financial institutions. At an Industry Super Australia (ISA) pre-budget event ...

Drawdown reforms boosts post-retirement phase

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
... Overhauling superannuation drawdown rules can significantly ease the cost-of-living pressures for retirees and improve retirement income by up to 20%. This is one of three recommendations presented by the Financial Services Council and NMG Consulting ...

Menopause: The silent economic crisis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... concerns remain taboo in the workplace. However, with menopause estimated to be robbing women of at least $17 billion in retirement, calls for mandated menopause leave are growing. It's commonly accepted that the first mention of menopause, or at ...

Could a four-day workweek save the day?

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... has hit Australian shores and its many advocates believe it can play a major role in closing the gender pay gap in retirement. This month, Labor and Greens senators backed a recommendation by the Senate work and care committee to trial a four-day work ...

The unique experience of a single woman

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... Adding to this inequality is the fact that being single doesn't give you the opportunity to catch up as you approach retirement, she adds. "Couples have double the benefit limits to use whereas single people do not. Many single women who are retiring ...

Claimants tend to be younger women: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... was the dominant reason (compared with 57% men), while nearly a third (32%) of women are worried about funding their retirement (compared with 36% of men). Nearly the same number of men and women (36% and 30% respectively) said their debt levels was ...