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ANZ partners with Mercer for retiree portfolios

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
ANZ Wealth has partnered with Mercer to develop new model portfolios for retirees. The portfolios will be distributed via ANZ Wealth aligned licensees and focus on diversification across asset classes. Each is based on a particular investment objective ...

Pension changes will impact retirement adequacy

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
... Pension is not a right or to be used to supplement an already high standard of living but was a safety net to ensure retirees are not living in poverty. "A lot of people think of getting the aged pension as almost being an entitlement - I worked my entire ...

Retirees increasingly favour income over lumps sums

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
Retirees are increasingly choosing to access their superannuation through income streams rather than withdrawing lump sums, according to new analysis released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Bjorn Jarvis, the program manager of the ABS' ...

Goal based investing puts retirees in the spotlight

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
... new goals based products. Through focusing on a goal based approach, AMP Capital hopes to engage a greater number of retirees through an understanding of each member and build solutions to focus on that member need. Speaking at a media briefing in Sydney ...

Is gold on the ceiling for Australian investors?

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
... growth, a robust business model, not particularly at threat from technological change and constructing a portfolio for retirees to give them a reasonable yield on their million dollar nest egg."

Retirement system needs work: Actuaries

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
... working group convenor Anthony Asher says the data confirms research from other sources that a significant minority of retirees have, in recent years, run out of retirement savings before death. "The next step is to understand why? It could be intentional ...

ATO resource targets illegal pension schemes

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has launched a new initiative aimed at educating advisers and pre-retirees about the potential pitfalls of retirement planning schemes. Super Scheme Smart - which forms part of the ATO's broader focus on tax avoidance ...

Pre-retirees adopting sharing economy

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2016
An increasing number of pre-retirees are participating in the sharing economy in a bid to boost their wealth and income, according to the latest RateSetter Sharing Economy Trust Index. The bi-annual report measures the attitudes and behaviour of Australians ...

Super gets reality check on engagement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... research grant from Financial Literacy Australia, Choice has focused on the consumer groups of young adults, mothers and pre-retirees. Kirkland said themes arising from interviews and workshops include consumer trust in the system, fund consolidation ...

Australia ranks sixth in global pension survey

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
The 2016 Global Retirement Index (GRI) has ranked Australia sixth in the world for the wellbeing of its retirees, naming engagement as a key factor in improving retirement outcomes. Released by Natixis Global Asset Management, the GRI compares the ability ...