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Riskier glidepaths could be one retirement answer

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
... portfolio manager Anne Lester said at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds recently that the firm was completing research that looked at the major risk preferences for income in retirement and possible solutions. New York-based Lester works as ...

Lump sum withdrawals to fall to 4% by 2025: Rice Warner

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
Only 10% of retirement assets were taken as a full lump sum in 2013-14 according to research by Rice Warner, destabilising the view that many retirees rapidly spend their super and fall back on a full Age Pension. Used to support its 2016 pre-budget ...

More Australians intend to retire later

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
The proportion of Australians intending to retire beyond age 65 is increasing rapidly. According to a research note just released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), a survey conducted in 2015 showed 71% of people said they intended to retire ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
US personal income and outlays Sluggish US personal income and spending data have doused speculations of an April rate hike - prompted by St. Louis Fed president James Bullard's comments last week that, "You get another strong jobs report, it looks ...

VicSuper creates climate change committee

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... their views and the demand for an investment option that specifically addresses climate change. The fund then initiated research to review environmentally and socially responsible investment options. "The survey results were integrated into this business ...

Super the bedrock for multi-sector funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... total flows had dropped in 2015, from US$1.4 trillion to US$949 billion. Morningstar Australasia director of manager research Tim Murphy said 2015 brought growing uncertainty for markets worldwide, fuelled by changes in monetary policies in the United ...

NAB partners with University of Melbourne

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... partnership will facilitate the exchange of talent and ideas between NAB Labs and the university to support joint design and research programs. The collaboration will focus on three key areas: talent development, applied research projects and participation ...

Extra features not always beneficial for super funds

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... growing number of features to their offerings, making it increasingly complex for consumers, according to new Rainmaker research. Rainmaker SelectingSuper has completed a report examining 540 super funds and their extra feature offerings. The research ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
Brazil unemployment The unemployment rate in Latin America's biggest economy jumped to 8.2% in February from 7.6% in the previous month. This is slightly higher than expectations for a rise to 8.1% but is the highest since May 2009. Hardly surprising ...

Planners turning to annuities and outcome funds

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... investments such as cash and term deposits in favour of more sophisticated products," said Investment Trends head of research for wealth management Recep Peker. "Annuities, diversified funds and income funds will continue to be the winners as planners ...