Cost of comfortable retirement continues to rise: ASFA
The annual expenditure needed to reach ASFA’s comfortable retirement standard rose again in the June quarter as retirees continue to face significant cost pressures on their budgets.
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Rhea Nath
Rhea L Nath is a journalist on Super Review and InvestorDaily, with a focus on funds management, superannuation, and institutional investment. Previously, she covered small business and entrepreneurship news at Dynamic Business and multicultural issues at Indian Link Media Group. In 2022, she was named Young Journalist of the Year at the NSW Premier’s Multicultural Communications Awards.
Retired women’s super balances trail $93k from male peers
New research from Aware Super on the occasion of Equal Pay Day reveals Australia’s 13 per cent gender pay gap will equate to a $93,000 deficit in women’s super balances compared to men at retirement.
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Jasmine Siljic
Jasmine Siljic is a journalist at Super Review. Prior to joining SR, she also worked across other Momentum Media brands as an intern and cadet journalist. She recently completed a Bachelor of Media and Communications at Macquarie University.
Women less engaged with their super funds: Vanguard
Regardless of their retirement status, women are displaying less engagement with their super fund and a third have never initiated contact with their fund, according to Vanguard analysis.
AUTHOR
Rhea Nath
Rhea L Nath is a journalist on Super Review and InvestorDaily, with a focus on funds management, superannuation, and institutional investment. Previously, she covered small business and entrepreneurship news at Dynamic Business and multicultural issues at Indian Link Media Group. In 2022, she was named Young Journalist of the Year at the NSW Premier’s Multicultural Communications Awards.
ANZ Staff Super partners with Link Group
The corporate super fund has entered a five-year partnership deal with Link Group to expand its technology platforms and customer experience.
AUTHOR
Jasmine Siljic
Jasmine Siljic is a journalist at Super Review. Prior to joining SR, she also worked across other Momentum Media brands as an intern and cadet journalist. She recently completed a Bachelor of Media and Communications at Macquarie University.
Strong July growth fund returns boosted by energy sector
Super funds have seen a promising start to the new financial year, with the median growth fund returning 1.5 per cent in July driven by strong listed sharemarket performance.
AUTHOR
Rhea Nath
Rhea L Nath is a journalist on Super Review and InvestorDaily, with a focus on funds management, superannuation, and institutional investment. Previously, she covered small business and entrepreneurship news at Dynamic Business and multicultural issues at Indian Link Media Group. In 2022, she was named Young Journalist of the Year at the NSW Premier’s Multicultural Communications Awards.
Rest closes 2 investment options to new members
Rest has announced it will close its bonds and shares options to new members from 30 September 2023.
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Laura Dew
Laura Dew is editor at Super Review. Prior to joining SR, she spent five years working at Investment Week in the UK covering asset and wealth management.
Former adviser has assets frozen amid ASIC super fees investigation
ASIC has commenced “urgent proceedings” in the Federal Court of a former Sydney financial adviser regarding fees charged to clients' superannuation.
AUTHOR
Laura Dew
Laura Dew is editor at Super Review. Prior to joining SR, she spent five years working at Investment Week in the UK covering asset and wealth management.
Female Rest members benefit from SG threshold changes
Since the removal of the $450 monthly income threshold for super contributions last July, almost 170,000 female Rest members are receiving more in their super.
AUTHOR
Rhea Nath
Rhea L Nath is a journalist on Super Review and InvestorDaily, with a focus on funds management, superannuation, and institutional investment. Previously, she covered small business and entrepreneurship news at Dynamic Business and multicultural issues at Indian Link Media Group. In 2022, she was named Young Journalist of the Year at the NSW Premier’s Multicultural Communications Awards.
Aware Super secures retirement housing deal
After acquiring full ownership of Oak Tree Retirement Villages, the super fund has become one of Australia’s largest owners of retirement living assets.
AUTHOR
Jasmine Siljic
Jasmine Siljic is a journalist at Super Review. Prior to joining SR, she also worked across other Momentum Media brands as an intern and cadet journalist. She recently completed a Bachelor of Media and Communications at Macquarie University.
CFS hires AustralianSuper portfolio manager
Colonial First State has appointed John Iles, a former portfolio manager at AustralianSuper, as its new head of cash management and derivatives.
AUTHOR
Laura Dew
Laura Dew is editor at Super Review. Prior to joining SR, she spent five years working at Investment Week in the UK covering asset and wealth management.
