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Renters need twice as much super, risk poverty in retirement: SCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
Renters are headed for "dire retirement outcomes" as a couple who does not own their own house requires nearly double the amount in superannuation for a comfortable retirement compared to homeowners, according to Super Consumers Australia (SCA). The ...

Comfortable retirement requires $432k in super: SCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2025
... Australians need to sustain their desired standard of living until the age of 90, factoring in their entitlement to the Age Pension. A single person homeowner will be able to save $322,000 by the age of 65 and ideally spend $1690 per fortnight or $44,000 ...

Super funds lagging RIC obligations: Pulse Check

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... Other factors that were considered by some licensees when defining cohorts included employment status, life stage, Age Pension eligibility, and the members' level of engagement with and preparedness for the transition to retirement. Most funds (92%) ...

AMP launches new digital financial advice tools

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025
... tools, members can access a projection of their retirement plan, including income, potential Lifetime Boost benefits, Age Pension entitlements and track their progress towards retirement goals. Members can also access their contributions and investment ...

Cbus launches Age Pension campaign

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... balances of below $150,000. Consequently, many Cbus members, and other Australians, will rely on both super and the Age Pension for their retirement income. Crediting this to members starting work before super was compulsory, facing lower super rates ...

Feature: Retirement | The right mix

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... that 70% of people over 50 were "more confident or somewhat confident" about retiring thanks to understanding the Age Pension. Maloney cites research from the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA), which shows that 88% of people with financial ...

Feature: Retirement | Rewarding risk

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... retirees have left the workforce with less than $1 million in superannuation. For these people, some percentage of the Age Pension and the benefits that come with it are critical to helping them achieve the legislated government objective of a "dignified ...

Superannuation system quality stagnates: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... focusing on retirement income as the primary purpose of superannuation and moderating the assets test on the means-tested Age Pension to increase the net replacement rate for average-income earners. Raising the level of household savings and reducing ...

Classic 60/40 approach underdelivers for women retirees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... scenario, both retired in 2022 at age 67 and live to age 92. They are homeowners, single and are eligible for the Age Pension - their only other income is the deemed income from their super balance. Immediately upon retirement they invest their savings ...

Aware Super launches digital advice tool for retirees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025
... be given an "income confidence score" to see how their plan measures up to their goals. The tool can also estimate Age Pension eligibility, include a spouse's financial details and model how decisions such as taking an overseas holiday or helping ...