Articles tagged with 'retirement'

Equipsuper Financial Planning's $100 million milestone

10 March 2010 | Equipsuper's financial planning arm has reached $100 million in funds under advice.


Research confirms investment settings

8 March 2010 | AustralianSuper research has confirmed retirement income needs have placed an emphasis on maintaining investment risk.


Australians expect to work longer: GESB

25 January 2010 | Only a quarter of Australians expect to retire by the age of 60, according to a survey commissioned by West Australian super provider GESB.


Aussies not saving enough for retirement

20 January 2010 | Australians need to look at long-term saving options that sit outside superannuation if they are to have enough money to maintain their current lifestyle in retirement, according to investment group IOOF.


GFC widened retirement savings gap

3 December 2009 | New research has revealed the degree to which the global financial crisis widened the retirement savings gap in Australia, causing people to delay leaving the workforce for up to a further four years.


Australians still short of a comfortable retirement

24 November 2009 | The latest AMP.NATSEM data confirms that while Australians may be better informed about their savings problem, they are still not saving enough for a comfortable retirement.


Mixed assessment for ING product

23 November 2009 | Adviser Edge warns that ING's MoneyForLife and AXA's North products are good, but not for everyone.


Advice tops employee benefit wish list

12 November 2009 | Financial advice is now rated as the most valuable employee benefit, particularly among people over 50, according to Mercer's David Anderson. Meanwhile, FPA chief Jo-Anne Bloch has called for an end to the remuneration debate.


Retirement adequacy defies financial crisis

28 July 2009 | The latest AMP Superannuation Adequacy Report has generated a surprise result suggesting that Australians are better prepared for retirement despite the global financial crisis.


UK's lost pension generation

27 July 2009 | New research paints disturbing picture for UK on question of retirement savings adequacy.


Super still too complicated for most

24 June 2009 | A new survey suggests most Australians still find superannuation too complicated and worry more about having too little money in retirement than the global financial crisis.


Annuities compulsion could enhance Age Pension

9 June 2009 | A Challenger Group submission has argued that compelling Australian retirees towards annuities could relieve pressure on the Age Pension.


Retirees need to be more aggressive

3 June 2009 | New research undertaken by Watson Wyatt suggests many Australian retirees will run out of money because they are too conservatively invested.


Uncertainty is the only certainty

25 May 2009 | The Rudd Government’s second Budget could have been much tougher than it ultimately proved to be, writes Mike Taylor.


Work harder for longer: Gov’t outlines its prescription for retirement income reform

25 May 2009 | There were some hidden messages in the Rudd Government’s second Budget, not least of which was a clear signal that lifting the superannuation guarantee is off the agenda and that Australians will need to work longer to accumulate a better retirement nest egg. Mike Taylor reports.


FPA warns on super tinkering

14 May 2009 | The FPA has expressed disappointment that the Government has used superannuation to fund some Budget initiatives and has warned that tinkering would undermine confidence in the super regime.


Baby boomers not panicked by GFC

5 May 2009 | New research commissioned by the Commonwealth Bank suggests that baby boomers are not being unduly spooked by the global financial crisis but are likely to stay longer in the workforce.


Opposition renews calls for changes to bank guarantee

7 April 2009 | The Federal Opposition has renewed its calls for Government action to provide relief to people adversely affected by the bank guarantee, particularly those needing aged care.


Global financial crisis an opportunity to educate clients about super

6 March 2009 | Advisers must use the global financial crisis as a chance to educate Australians about a healthy super balance at their retirement and encourage them to take an active interest in their super.


New chairman appointed to AMP Capital Investors

5 March 2009 | Chairman Jack Ritch announces retirement.


Superannuation adequacy plan to improve

20 February 2009 | Australian super expectations high.


Study shows demand for super education

07:00 AM | Calls for education revolution in superannuation as faith in system dwindles.


Retirement cup still only half full

5 February 2009 | New ASFA research points to need for further superannuation savings incentives.


Reverse mortgage market stalls

23 January 2009 | Eight reverse mortgage lenders withdraw.


Super shortfall: filling the gaps in your clients’ retirement funds

11 December 2008 | With the current uncertainty in investment markets, clients who had planned to retire in the next five years may be asking if that’s still achievable, writes ANDREW BIVIANO.


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