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Retirees should put 80% of balance into annuities: Grattan

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025

... draw their super at the legislated minimum rates, leaving two-thirds unspent by average life expectancy," said Brendan Coates, housing and economic security program director at Grattan Institute. "More structural change is needed to ensure the system ...

Super a 'taxpayer subsidised inheritance scheme': Grattan

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025

Grattan Institute housing and economic security program director Brendan Coates has slammed the government's superannuation tax concessions, reinforcing his view that the super system is no longer being used to fund retirements. "The concessions available ...

Bragg renews calls for Future Fund to manage super

KANIKA SOOD | FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021

... structure within Future Fund, which doesn't have to pay taxes. The paper goes on to refer to Grattan Institute's Brendan Coates and Super Consumers Australia's Xavier O'Halloran as supportive of the idea of a default superannuation manager. Association ...

Workers being offered nothing: Keating

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021

... Institute. "I'm very surprised that the Liberal party have locked onto the left-wing views of John Daly and Brendan Coates at the Grattan Institute," he said. He argued that Grattan promotes an anti-wealth accumulation agenda and that the Liberal ...

What to expect from the Retirement Income Review

KANIKA SOOD | FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020

... will be on superannuation tax breaks and SG contributions. Grattan Institute household finances program director Brendan Coates thinks differently on SG, not wanting an increase, telling Financial Standard : "I'd be surprised if the review's ...

Is it time to lean on the Future Fund?

KANIKA SOOD | THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020

... superannuation funds at zero interest rates using their assets as collateral. Grattan Institute program director Brendan Coates says the Future Fund does not support tapping into the Future Fund to pay for early release, whose estimates range from $27 ...

Extended lockdown could spur worst recession on record: Grattan

ALLY SELBY | WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020

... Australia's worst recession since the Second World War, if not the Great Depression, according to the Grattan Institute's Brendan Coates. In an op-ed for The Conversation, the Institute's household finances program director said while a three-month lockdown ...

Early release better than SG freeze

KANIKA SOOD | MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020

... might slip close to their life insurance opt-in threshold. Grattan Institute household finances program director Brendan Coates said while he can't comment on the insurance implications, $10,000 is not too high a number even for lower balance accounts. ...

ANU to help determine fate of SG increase

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020

... argue it will curb already stagnate wages growth. In February this year Grattan's director of household finances, Brendan Coates, said analysis proves the government should abandon the legislated increase. Coates said the trade-off between more superannuation ...

Retirement review goes off the rails

HARRISON WORLEY | FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020

... one of the things that hopefully will be recognised," he says. Weighing in, Grattan Institute program director Brendan Coates says it should come as no shock to see stakeholders nail their colours to the mast. "I think the review was fairly clear that ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA | 10:47AM

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI | 12:24PM

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI | 12:21PM

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO | 12:09PM

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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