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Household capital remains key: RIR

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
The Retirement Income Review (RIR) has found home ownership is an important element in an adequate retirement, but not at the expense of all other income generating options. The potential fourth pillar of the Australian retirement income system, accessing ...

Treasury expected to release retirement review

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... Warner has previously said it expects comment on the adequacy of the current rate of superannuation contributions, home ownership via superannuation, age pension eligibility criteria, allocation to longevity products, spending patterns and the vehicles ...

Former HESTA chair joins Assemble

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... appointed board that will provide strategic advice to our growing business as we focus on championing new pathways to home ownership and mixed-income build to rent, both new and evolving asset classes," Daff said.

Young-old wealth gap widest in 18 years

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... social outcomes than other cohorts, they have faced lower wage growth, masked underutilisation and lower levels of home ownership. Another driver is the skew of government spending towards older Australians - it rose from 3.7% of the GDP to 4.5% for ...

What to expect from the Retirement Income Review

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... be over 600 pages, thinks it will comment on the adequacy of the current rate of superannuation contributions, home ownership via superannuation, age pension eligibility criteria, allocation to longevity products, spending patterns and the vehicles for ...

Changes to advice incoming: Bragg

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... and while insurance can benefit some for others it is simply a drain on their retirement savings," Bragg said. "Home ownership is the most important factor. The answer to every questions is not 'more super', for many Australians it is to own ...

A man is not a plan: Rice Warner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... highlighted on International Women's Day. The two key factors for a more comfortable retirement are marriage and home ownership, but with higher divorce rates and escalating property prices closing the gap in super balances is more important then ever ...

Costs spiral for baby boomers

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
... beef up 8.2%, pork up 7.9%, vegetables up 3.7%, milk up 6.4%, bread up 3.1% and eggs up 5.2%. ASFA also found that home ownership costs have risen over the past year, with maintenance costs up 2.7%, water and sewerage charges up 2.9%, property rates ...

Australia climbs up Mercer global pension index

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... to improve their standard of living prior to retirement. "As the wealth of an individual grows, whether it be in home ownership, investment portfolios or their retirement savings, so does their comfort with amassing debt," he said. "The evidence suggests ...

Retirement income under review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... three pillars of the existing retirement income system: the means-tested age pension, voluntary savings (including home ownership) and compulsory super. An independent three person review panel including SMSF Association chair Deborah Ralston will conduct ...