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Why advisers should enter world of exit planning

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
With more Baby Boomers reaching retirement age, many business owners are urgently looking for the exit but finding they've left their planning too late. Their dilemma is a ripe opportunity for financial advisers. Speaking to Financial Standard, Exit ...

Women to drive tailored advice demand: State Street

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
Women are expected to inherit an estimated $3.2 trillion over the next decade, creating demand for tailored advice, legacy planning and retirement income design, State Street Investment Management said. State Street's first module of Reimagining Retirement ...

Australians unlock only 1% of $600bn in home equity: Deloitte

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
... Hickey continued. Meanwhile, the survey also revealed that the plurality of reverse mortgage customers are in early retirement age: for new reverse mortgages entered in the 12 months to 30 June 2025, 34% were aged less than 70 years, with only 15% aged ...

Cbus launches Age Pension campaign

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... government pension benefits. In a recent survey of its members, Cbus found that nine out of 10 respondents approaching retirement age lack confidence in understanding their government entitlements. The survey identified that many Cbus members nearing ...

Australian women most likely to retire early

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
A fifth of women globally are planning to leave the workforce before retirement age, with the problem most prevalent in Australia, according to new research from the British Standards Institution. The research found early departure was most prevalent ...

Age Pension to increase on September 20

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
... increases to the Age Pension over the past decade have contributed to the increase in Australians' expected retirement age. In FY25, the expected retirement age for men was 67 years, up by 2.2 years since FY15. For women, the expected retirement ...

ASIC calls out super 'leaders and laggards'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025
... now. Compulsory superannuation must also get more competitive." Constant said only a third of Australians reaching retirement age feel they will be able to retire comfortably, adding that the lack of member services provided by super funds was part of ...

Retirement confidence highest since 2020: SSGA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
... Australians surveyed, a third (33%) expressed optimism about being financially prepared for retirement by their planned retirement age (66), a notable increase from 24% in August 2023 and 22% in May 2020. The survey identified the top three factors behind ...

Tariff impact on super 'profoundly worrying'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... won't necessarily happen in a super context - but it is profoundly worrying, especially for those nearing or at retirement age who might have to dip into their super in the fairly short term. "Unless there is a rapid uptick in the stock market, this ...

ASIC calls out super trustees over 'weak' anti-scam practices

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... unique because an individual's money is held in a trust and is preserved and protected until that individual reaches retirement age or meets a condition of release, like release on compassionate grounds." Delahunty said despite ASIC finding that none ...
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