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Aussies less confident about retirement age

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
... track. Factors that also contribute to low confidence include uncertainty about the levels of return on their retirement savings and the drawdown rates at retirement. Almost one-third rely on their super fund to help them make retirement contribution ...

Industry super funds launch fresh campaign

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2021
... mean they are unknowingly lumped in a poor performing fund, which could cost them six figures from their final retirement savings." It also follows the Your Future, Your Super performance test which two of the collective's funds failed. Industry ...

The dark side of super switching: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
... options. These switches were often poor choices in terms of financial wellbeing and the growth of members' retirement savings. The research identified a 50% increase in poor superannuation switching decisions as the pandemic progressed, with 'bad' switches ...

Pre-retirees worry about political risks: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2021
... Trends' 2021 Retirement income report. "For the first time in five years, one in two retirees expect their retirement savings will outlast their years in retirement. As of September 2021, pre-retirees expect their savings to last on average 22 years ...

Proposed reforms could simplify advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021
... the definition of 'retail clients' should be applied to general insurance products, superannuation products, retirement savings account products, and traditional trustee company services. While the federal government has yet to release the terms of reference ...

Hume throws shade at trustee rainy day funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
... such funds. "And let's not kid ourselves as to what this really is; taking member's money out of their retirement savings to set up a pool of funds - owned by the trustee - to ensure they can pay for penalties due to their own misconduct," she ...

Supply chain issues push up retiree expenses

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021
... holiday travel and accommodation (+3.8%). "It's critical that future retirees are able to build sufficient retirement savings to ensure they can have dignity, health, vitality and connection in retirement. Moving Australia to the 12% Superannuation Guarantee ...

IFM consortium to take over Sydney Airport

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
... cash-flow predictability, which will help us deliver on our purpose, which is to protect and grow the long-term retirement savings of working people," IFM Investors global head of infrastructure Kyle Mangini said.

Aussies in the dark over super stapling

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
... life insurance in super. "Stopping the scourge of costly duplicate accounts will ultimately lead to bigger retirement savings for people, but without action from Parliament there is a risk some people will lose access to affordable default insurance ...

Former Women in Super chief joins AIST

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
... unlisted assets, and has proposed a framework for disclosing information in a way that won't harm members' retirement savings.