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Budget deficit pressured by debt costs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... essential services - such as the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), hospitals, aged care, medical benefits, Age Pension and defence - growing faster than the economy. These spending pressures have become even more pronounced since the election," ...

Affordable housing in Budget spotlight

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022
... Older Australians will also be further encouraged to downsize their homes, with the exemption of home sale proceeds from pension asset testing extended from 12 to 24 months. Further, access to the downsizer scheme will be expanded to those aged 55 to ...

Retirees are silent casualties of inflation: Challenger

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2022
... inflation the report suggests options like short term CPI-linked bonds, real assets that have underlying cash flows, the Age Pension which has in-built inflation protection, and a traditional defined benefit pension. Alternatively, the report recommended ...

Separation of ANZ P&I business completes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2022
Several years in the making, Insignia Financial has finally completed the separation of the pensions and investments business, in a first of its kind move. This is the first time a superannuation business has been separated from a big four bank, with ...

AMP debuts hybrid retirement solution

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2022
... launched MyNorth Lifetime, a new suite of solutions available through the North platform that combines an account-based pension with the lifetime cashflow features of annuities. The MyNorth Lifetime Income account is a flexible pension account that provides ...

HESTA changes administration fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2022
Administration fees will change for both super and pension members next year, with the fund saying its operational costs have increased. From February 2023, HESTA is reducing the dollar-based component of the administration fees paid by accumulation ...

Piecemeal super taxes won't fix budget deficit: FSC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2022
... the research said. "It would also bring other consequences for the government including increased spending on the Age Pension as well as reduced individual savings, which would in turn place increased reliance on government-funded age and health care ...

Australian retirement system given B+

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2022
Australia's retirement system has been awarded a B+ by Mercer and the CFA Institute in their 2022 Global Pension Index, ranking sixth overall for the second consecutive year. The index covers 44 retirement systems around the world, measuring them on ...

US state public pensions fragile: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
The volatility and fragility of US pension funds makes clear that state and local retirement systems collectively aren't going to invest their way out of their poor funded status, an Equable report says. Equable's State of Pensions 2022 report says ...

Padua amplifies research capabilities

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2022
... greater technical expertise and capabilities. "Kristen will oversee the maintenance and quality of Padua's superannuation/pension, insurance, and investment research databases, and will assist with producing comprehensive, high-quality documentation," ...