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Compulsory super contributions not enough to maintain standard of living

... revealed reliance on compulsory employer superannuation contributions to fund retirement will lead to a reduction in living standards of up to 69 per cent. The report called 'Superannuation: the Right Balance?' was compiled by the National Centre for ...

Major industrial nations see strong economic growth ahead

... Sunday with a meeting of the World Bank's policy-setting committee on how to help developing countries improve living standards for poor people. World Bank President James Wolfensohn said there is a reasonable chance the international community will ...

Living standards predicted to fall

Ageing demographics and rising health costs will see Australia's living standards fall 27% below what they would otherwise be - the equivalent of $130 billion a year in today's terms, according to a report released last week by the Association of Superannuation ...

Labor marks Anti-Poverty Week with new proposals

... Kingdom governments. Labor will seek to ratify an action plan and a series of indicators including measures of living standards, income poverty and income inequality, unemployment, health, housing, child-care and disability services. Another proposal ...

OECD urges governments to improve job opportunities to the marginalised

... total workforce will rise from 27% in 2000 to 47% in 2030, straining current pension schemes and threatening living standards.