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WTW launches working group

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
... that structure has performed well over this period, we are increasingly seeing capital moving away from defined benefit pension schemes into defined contribution, so there is a need to innovate in order to identify a structure that enables a wider investor ...

Climate change worse than pandemic: UK regulator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
... zero status that includes divestment actions and greater investment in green infrastructure. Meanwhile, the BT Pension Scheme - the largest private sector defined benefit scheme - is aiming for net zero greenhouse emissions by 2035. However, a report ...

AFCA left toothless on Mayfair complaints

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
... in retirement. He is now being supported by family and, as the investment is not technically lost yet, the option of a pension is out of the question. "There is no government system in place that can help people in our situation. Our financial future ...

Stimulus, ERS boost financial comfort

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
The government's stimulus spending, and reforms like the early release scheme, have boosted Australian financial comfort to record highs despite the impact of COVID-19. The ME Bank Household Financial Comfort Index improved by 2% to 5.89 out of 10 during ...

UK pension fund fossil fuel investments laid bare

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
... analysis, which only looks at the 200 largest fossil fuel companies, says 3% of the total value of the Local Government Pension Scheme is in fossil fuels. Looking at both direct and indirect holdings, 1% is in coal and 2% in oil and gas. Just 10 companies ...

Big super locking Aussies out of homes: Wilson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... super will simply inflate prices and push home ownership further away. It will also add billions to the cost of the aged pension - which we will all pay for through higher taxes," he said. "Mr Wilson has said these housing price hikes are secondary. ...

Australia sweeps pension market rankings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
Australia is the most successful pension system among developed countries, according to Wills Towers Watson. The firm's Thinking Ahead Institute 2021 Global Pension Assets Study said Australia's thriving pension system boasts an 11.3% per annum ...

Industry fund promotes for GM role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... not industry, including market volatility during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic and the early release of super scheme," he said.

Family home dominates adviser conversations

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
... financial plan. Another area of interest for clients downsizing is the impact selling the family home will have on the Age Pension. This is particularly relevant among clients who sold their principal place of residence and want to use the proceeds to ...

NSW pocketed $10bn from ERS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
... followed by Sturt of $208 million and Boothby of $199 million. "Ditching the legislated increase would heap pressure on the pension and be a cruel blow to the Victorians who had to make the tough choice to sacrifice retirement savings to get them through ...