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Retirees could be out up to $136k: SMC

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
A report by the Super Members Council (SMC) suggests the complex retirement system in Australia could be costing retirees up to $136,000. The modelling underscores the long-awaited need for financial advice reforms, and simpler, smarter pathways to ...

One in three Aussies face 10-year retirement savings gap: Fidelity

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
New research has revealed that one third of Australian pre-retirees and retirees over the age of 50 are financially unprepared for retirement, facing a savings shortfall of at least a decade. Fidelity International's latest research, in partnership ...

APRA tackles 'weak demand' for longevity products in second consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... critical point and these changes will drive growth and innovation in the lifetime income market. This will be positive for retirees and the wider community."

Feature: Retirement | Rewarding risk

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... but the reality is that not many people achieve that." Recent data from ASFA backs him up, finding that 94% of recent retirees have left the workforce with less than $1 million in superannuation. For these people, some percentage of the Age Pension and ...

Superannuation system quality stagnates: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... and interactions between its broader economic decisions in a range of areas and the implications for present and future retirees," the report said. CFA Institute chief executive Margaret Franklin commented that regulations and government actions - from ...

Classic 60/40 approach underdelivers for women retirees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... out of money early, according to a Monash University study. The study looked at how well the 60/40 strategy supports retirees - both male and female - over a 25-year period for both a comfortable and modest retirement. For a comfortable retirement, the ...

ASIC targets funds over 'disappointing' retiree communications

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... retirement communications, found some trustees offer one-size-fits-all retirement communications aimed primarily at pre-retirees. As a result, ASIC said it is concerned many Australians may not have the information they need to make confident and informed ...

APRA warns of super fund sustainability challenges

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025
... said this isn't necessarily concerning "as some funds may have strategic objectives to service a larger proportion of retirees compared to workers and a number of these funds have grown by gaining new members and receiving more money through rollovers". ...

Aware Super launches digital advice tool for retirees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025
... money they will have to spend in retirement and how long it is expected to last. The super fund said it can also help retirees set up an income stream, choose an investment option and model different income and spending scenarios. Users will be given ...

Retirees should put 80% of balance into annuities: Grattan

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
Grattan Institute has recommended changes to help simplify the superannuation system, including pushing for retirees to place 80% of their super balance into an annuity, possibly offered by the government itself. In its submission to the Treasury consultation ...