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Cost of retirement in lockstep with inflation: ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022
... said. "Governments in Europe and the UK are actively considering raising the retirement age or slashing the amount of pension retirees receive as they struggle to deal with the global economic challenges they are facing. In contrast, the Age Pension ...

Insignia revamps wrap platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2022
Insignia Financial has made enhancements to its advised super, pension, and investment Expand wrap products, affording financial advisers greater management flexibility. As part of its simplification and transformation program, Insignia has introduced ...

Confidence in a 'comfortable' retirement nears lows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022
... rising inflation. Investment Trends research director Dougal Guild commented: "In addition to relying on the government Age Pension, we are starting to see non-retirees making plans to reduce their spending and delay the start of their retirement in ...

Government eyes crackdown on super tax concessions

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2022
Concessional tax arrangements for high balance super funds will be reviewed by the government. Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones spoke at the Australian Financial Review Super & Wealth Summit, saying the taxation ...

Australians worry about retirement - and maybe they should

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2022
... retirement income reduces or even runs out?" The report settles that this may result in retirees falling back on the Age Pension, which is less than ASFA's comfortable standard of living. As an alternative, it prescribed investing in efficient and ...

BlackRock expands proxy voting to retail investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2022
... regulatory hurdles have, for the most part, allowed us to offer voting choice only to certain institutional investors like pension plans, endowments, and insurance companies," Fink said. "My hope is that in the future, every investor - ultimately including ...

Hines, Cadillac Fairview announce $1.5bn BTR deal

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022
... assets in the Australian build-to-rent (BTR) sector. Cadillac Fairview is the real estate division of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. Leveraging both firms' expertise in the residential sector, the partnership aims to develop, own, and operate best-in-class ...

Super education is professional development: ART

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022
... professional development, saying many employees don't realise what they're entitled to in later life. "For example, the pension part [of retirement] is like a dark art. When we talk to some of our employees, they're surprised that they're eligible for ...

Aviva Investors appoints head of APAC

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022
... years of experience, exceptional leadership skills and strong relationships with major Asian institutions, including SWFs, pension funds, insurers and GFIs." "His wealth of experience and expertise will be invaluable in this critical role given the significance ...

Ivanhoe Cambridge commits to Aussie student housing

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2022
... accommodation market and the residential for rent sector more broadly." Ivanhoe Cambridge is the real estate division of Canadian pension fund CDPQ.