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Superannuation

UniSuper develops personalised retirement benchmark

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
UniSuper has developed a custom retirement adequacy index to gain a better understanding of how members are tracking towards their retirement goals.

Retirement system needs work: Actuaries

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
Australia's retirement system is not sustainable for people living longer than the average life expectancy if drawdown trends continue, according to the Actuaries Institute.

Super platform goes for gold

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
A new retail superannuation platform partnership will mean members no longer have to be in an SMSF should they wish to own and invest in physical gold.

Aussie pension pros most confident about valuations

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
Only one fifth of global pension fund professionals are more than 90% confident their respective funds' asset and liability valuations are accurate, according to the latest research from State Street.

Super gets reality check on engagement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
Choice chief executive Alan Kirkland told superannuation funds a few home truths this week, relaying several member perceptions about the industry ahead of research to be released by the consumer advocacy group.

"We were wrong about super": FSC chair

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
The superannuation system was sold incorrectly to Australians, according to the Financial Services Council's new chair Geoff Lloyd.

New $70bn MLC fund gives retail access to unlisted

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
The scale advantages of the $70 billion merged MLC Super Fund will deliver better returns to members through access to the unlisted space, according to NAB Wealth executive general manager Paul Carter.

Trust ahead of returns for member retention

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
Members who have changed jobs since joining Equip have for the first time ranked trust ahead of investment returns as the reason for sticking with the fund.

Australia ranks sixth in global pension survey

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
The 2016 Global Retirement Index (GRI) has ranked Australia sixth in the world for the wellbeing of its retirees, naming engagement as a key factor in improving retirement outcomes.

No progress on super wealth gap in 12 years

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
The gap in superannuation balances between the rich and the poor and also between men and women has shown little sign of narrowing in the last 12 years, according to the latest annual Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey.