age pension

Superannuation

The COVID-19-era scheme could hit Australian taxpayers with an up to $85 billion bill mostly due to the higher pension costs of those who withdrew their savings, accordin...

Superannuation

New research has found cost pressures are weakening Australians’ outlook for their golden years even as the superannuation industry grapples with the issue of longevity r...

Superannuation

Uncle Dennis’ bid to access the age pension three years early, on the grounds that Indigenous Australians have shorter life expectancies, has been rejected by the Federal...

Superannuation

Bipartisan support along with superannuation is needed to protect the Age Pension, according to a panel....

Superannuation

The median superannuation balance at retirement will increase to $460,000 by 2060-62 up from $125,000 today but women will still retire on less than men over the next 40 ...

Superannuation

Better retirement product development could be needed for self-managed funds to work alongside the Age Pension as retirees may be unable to rely solely on market returns ...

Post retirement

Pooled annuities provide members with lifetime income and almost eliminate individual longevity risk, according to QSuper. ...

Superannuation

Retiree spending habits appear rational and contradict the Retirement Income Review’s suggestion that they did not draw down enough of their super as it was only based on...

Superannuation

Governments need to think carefully about embracing ideas that would be popular for the polls but would make lives worse, according to AustralianSuper chair, Don Russell....

Superannuation

Lower income purchases would be either less able or unable to take advantage of superannuation tax benefits, according to a report. ...

Superannuation

While an appropriate superannuation guarantee is between 9.5% to 12% setting the levy is complex, the Actuaries Institute believes. ...

Superannuation

Most Australians support increasing the superannuation guarantee to 12% and only 30% believe they will have a comfortable lifestyle in retirement, according to a survey. ...

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Grant Banner

From my perspective, 40- 50% of people are likely going to be deeply unhappy about how long they actually live. ...

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Kevin Gorman

Super director remuneration ...

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Anthony Asher

No doubt true, but most of it is still because over 45’s have been upgrading their houses with 30 year mortgages. Money ...

5 months ago

Iress has issued an update denying the validity of “certain statements” made today by an alleged threat actor....

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The research house has offered a silver lining after super fund returns saw the end of a five-month streak last month....

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A survey of almost 6,000 fund members has identified weakening retirement confidence, particularly among those under 55 years of age, signalling an opportunity for super ...

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