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Superannuation

SG increase will not help women: Treasury

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
Forty percent of single women are estimated to retire in poverty, but Treasury think increasing the superannuation guarantee won't do much for women's lower superannuation balances.

National Seniors partners with retirement funder

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
Australia's peak advocacy body for seniors partnered with a specialist retirement funding provider in an effort to improve retirement outcomes.

Put risk on the super comparison table: AMP

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
As APRA prepares its traffic light rating system for super funds, AMP's head of wealth warns risk needs to be on the table to ensure consumers compare apples with apples.

MySuper not the only problem: AIST

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has hit back at newly launched consumer group Super Consumers Australia after it unleashed an attack on MySuper products yesterday.

Climate change to damage returns: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
A report released by the Actuaries Institute determines superannuation balances for millennials may reduce up to 18% due to the negative effects climate change has on long-term returns.

Evidence of "pay to play" in US pension consulting

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
Top staff at investment advisory firms may have used political contributions to win mandates from public pension funds in the United States until 2011, a new research paper found.

Super Consumers Australia launches, slams MySuper products

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
New consumer group Super Consumers Australia has marked its launch with a swipe at MySuper products and the superannuation lobby.

Calls for better drawdown rules

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
Over the next decade the number of retired Australians over 65 is projected to grow from four million to seven million, sparking calls from Willis Towers Watson for better drawdown rules to ensure retirees aren't being too conservative with their spending.

Treasury agreed with Grattan SG modelling

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
Grattan's report arguing Aussies retire with enough and government should scrap increasing the superannuation guarantee to 12% was "broadly consistent" with Treasury's own modelling, staff emails show.

Industry funds confirm merger

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
Two industry superannuation funds worth more than $45 billion combined have confirmed they will merge later this year.