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Retirement spending declines faster than believed: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
... Australia (ASFA). "The faster-than-expected drop-off in spending casts doubt on some common rules of thumb, such as aiming to save enough super to replace a set percentage of pre-retirement income and suggests a more nuanced approach," Milliman financial ...

Millennials faring well financially: BTFG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2018
The latest research report from BT Financial Group highlights Australian millennials as most optimistic about their future, despite the rising costs of living. According to BT's research, millennials have bucked myths often associated with the generation ...

One third of Aussies struggling financially

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
A study into financial wellbeing of Australians has found that almost a quarter of the population is just getting by, while a further 13% struggle to meet day-to-day financial commitments. The ANZ Financial Wellbeing survey shows more than a third of ...

Default options safeguard retirement savings: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
A University of New South Wales research initiative believes default superannuation and retirement options could prove beneficial in combating poor financial decision-making brought about by cognitive decline. Fresh insights from the ARC Centre for ...

Outsourcing driving advice client engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
Financial advice practices that outsource certain back-office functions save up to 60% in operational costs and are dedicating more time to clients. This is according to Virtual Business Partners (VBR) chief executive David Carney, who said advice firms ...

Increasing SG is not the answer: O'Dwyer

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
... compelling an ever increasing amount of wages to be sacrificed into superannuation." A far better way to help Australians save for retirement is to give them the flexibility within the system to do so, she said. It starts by making the system fair to ...

Merged super funds save $30m for members

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
Members of two newly-merged industry funds are due to reap cost savings of $30 million per year once the transition finalises on May 12. Sunsuper and Kinetic Super announced in April 2017 the consolidation will result in a single fund with more than ...

Super Plus switches to SMSF fintech

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... about $1 billion in super assets under administration on its SMSF platform. The shift to Mclowd will help the Super Plus save about $165,000 in costs over the period. "This move will also reduce our prospective licensing costs by more than $33,000 per ...

Labor's amended cash dividend refunds fall short: SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... when school standards are falling and hospital waiting lists are growing longer." Bowen forecasts the proposed reform will save $55.7 billion over the medium term.

Pre-retirees confident about nest egg: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
Financial Standard's latest spot poll reveals its readers are fairly confident and optimistic they will have more than enough money upon retiring. More than half (60%) of respondents are confident they will not experience any financial shortfall. One-in-four ...