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Super funds becoming retirement ready

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... funds but they did agree regulators could play a role developing standardised assumptions. Mercer developed the RRI using a study of 18 super funds in Australia. The study found that only about half of Australians are on-track for a comfortable retirement ...

VicSuper highlights retirement struggles

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... underprepared for retirement and 23% feel completely out of depth when thinking about retirement finances. The findings come from a study commissioned by VicSuper, also detailing that two in five (40%) full pensioners and one in three (33%) part pensioners ...

Is default super dated?

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... Productivity Commission is examining alternative models for placing Australians into default superannuation products and begins its study with a "no default" baseline. This baseline has the support of the Financial Services Council, who said it removes ...

Managed accounts boost income by 77%: case study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
A recent case study from Mason Stevens shows a way financial advisers can use managed accounts to improve a client's retirement income. The case study uses the example of a pre-retiree couple with a combined superannuation balance of $1 million invested ...

Human centred workplaces needed: MetLife

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
A new workplace study from life insurer MetLife reveals significant misalignment in the priorities of Australian employees and employers when it comes to workplace health and wellness. The 'Employee Benefit Trends Study' (EBTS) found Australian employers ...

AMP looks to advisers of the future

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
A record number of university students participated in this year's AMP University Challenge, pointing to a growing interest in financial planning as a career. More than 180 students from universities around Australia participated in teams or as individuals ...

Advisers optimistic amid challenges

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
... optimistic about the future of their businesses despite facing a growing number of regulatory changes, according to a new study by Vanguard. Vanguard's 2016 Global Adviser Trends Survey gained insights from advisers is Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, the ...

NZ Super tackles climate change

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... climate change strategies from AP4, PGGM and other global investment leaders in developing its approach. A 2015 climate change study by Mercer, part funded by the NZ Super Fund, was also an important part of the strategy development process. The news ...

Scholarship supports new advisers

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
A Melbourne university is partnering with a boutique financial planning firm to provide financial support to the next generation of financial advisers. Scholten Collins McKissock Wealth Management and Deakin Business School will provide scholarships ...

Super engagement strategies still misfiring

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
... progress. The research: Project Superpower. Informing a strategy to engage people with their superannuation is a qualitative study that focused on young people, new mothers taking time out of the paid workforce and pre-retirees. Choice chief executive ...