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No room for complacency: APRA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... Superannuation Trustees Super Investment Conference, Rowell said now that higher account balances are skewing towards retirees, super funds need to rethink their benefit design and investment strategies. Funds are also challenged by increasing amounts ...

Retirement village receives super fund boost

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
... support Oak Tree's mission to provide affordable independent retirement communities for Australia's growing numbers of retirees. "The strong potential for growth, along with the impeccable reputation of the Oak Tree Group, posed an attractive opportunity ...

Tracing super back to 1517

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
... accumulation or retirement. And if it's the latter, you need to start thinking about designing asset allocation to cater to retirees, and give them choice, or a competitor will. Don't be like the medieval church. Or the Tsars."

AMP and Challenger ink annuities deal

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... network of financial advisers." "Challenger annuities provide a layer of stable and secure retirement income to ensure retirees meet their needs through their entire retirement. They support AMP's approach to goals-based advice for Australia's retirees," ...

Pre-retirees risk significant shortfalls: MLC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
An alarming number of pre-retirees are at risk of falling short of what is required for a 'comfortable retirement', according to research from MLC. More than half of those aged between 50 and 70 are on course to fall beneath the ASFA standard ($545,000 ...

Super FUM up 10pct to $2.3tn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
... contributions into superannuation increased 14% to $39 billion, reinforcing projections that even though the number of retirees is increasing, changing dynamics around the market is seeing capital continue to be attracted into superannuation.

Retail managed accounts option gains traction

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... Aleda is suitable to investors ranging from millennials to 65-year-olds as well as SMSFs, but is not recommended for retirees as it doesn't offer income-based strategies. Jason Holdsworth, also a director at Aleda, said anyone can invest on the platform ...

Crisis emerging in Australian retirement system: HILDA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
... years up until 2015, 69.2% of males and 71.4% of females had superannuation upon reaching retirement. "Well over half of retirees with superannuation establish a regular income stream in retirement," Fahy said.

Retirement advice will take hit from education reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
... director Mark Sinclair said there is a significant vacuum of expertise when it comes to devising strategies for pre and post-retirees. There is and will continue to be a growing need for effective solutions that address issues such as sequencing risk ...

Australian Unity launches funeral bond

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
... the security of a capital guarantee, but alternative growth-style investment options provide an incentive for younger retirees to consider a funeral bond product, he said. "The longer we remain in a low interest environment, the greater the risk to capital ...