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Two-fifths forced into retirement before financially ready

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... Australians who were the sole or joint household finance decision makers, aged 50-80 years, and not receiving a full aged pension. It was conducted for Mercer in July 2014 by market research company Nature.

Zenith launches range of retirement portfolios

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
... said the portfolio solutions address key retiree considerations such as the interaction of their portfolio with the aged pension and retirees' preference to generate income they can live off rather than drawing down on capital.

Super is now an economic driver

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... Whiteley said. "Super is already providing over $70 billion in retirement benefits each year - double that of the aged pension." Whiteley said national superannuation savings also help improve Australia's international credit ratings and this has enabled ...

ATO figures nail in coffin for SMSF critics: SPAA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
... the myth that says SMSF members take their superannuation as a lump sum as soon as they can and then go on to the aged pension," he said.

Lift aged pension to 70: Productivity Commission

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
... reaching the age of 100 will have transformational impacts on aged health care and retirement policy and especially aged pension costs. It also highlights how life expectancy metrics are just projected averages, meaning many people will live way beyond ...

Aged care costs to rise as complexity increases

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
... accommodation and living costs. The daily fee is indexed on 20 March and 20 September each year in line with movements in the aged pension. "Because of the complexity of the aged care sector, not just in terms of the cost of residential care but also ...

AIST CEO asks for long term changes in super

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013
... that regulators and superannuation funds have to look at is the post-retirement stage and how it interacts with the aged pension and aged care. Also, the industry needs to switch the focus from just revenue to people. "We need to change the discussion ...

Ex-drug dealers now hitting-up SMSFs: ACC

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... than illegal drugs, money-laundering or street shootings. "We are seeing it cause hardship, and a reliance on the aged pension." Many of the schemes, Lacey said, act like legitimate investment businesses, putting out fake press releases and using computer ...

$18 billion super tax 'honey-pot' by 2020

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... (FSC) made 12 policy submissions to the 2013-14 federal budget, which it said are designed to reduce reliance on the Aged Pension and to alleviate pressure on the budget. After the submission was released, FSC chief executive John Brogden said that the ...

Back-off super: FSC missive to Canberra

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... makers that every person who can fund their own retirement is one less that will be draining government coffers on the aged pension. "Superannuation is a bargain between the government and working Australians - we force you to put your money away now ...