RETIREMENT

Financial planning

Two actuaries have urged for an overhaul of the current retirement framework to better prepare Australians for the future and improve the accessibility of general financi...

People & Products

Financial advisers are increasingly turning towards lifetime annuities to meet clients’ needs in retirement, according to Challenger, while the government places more foc...

Superannuation

Financial services firms have responded to the government's latest consultation on retirement income and product development....

Financial planning

The Senate Economics Reference Committee has referred an inquiry into improving the Australian retirement system including insurance options, financial advice and product...

People & Products

Aware Super has released a tool called My Retirement Planner, which is expected to be launched widely in 2024, to provide insights into retirement confidence....

People & Products

The firm has tapped Catherine van der Veen and Lucy Foster to jointly manage client relationships, onboard key partners and oversee the implementation of new clients in a...

People & Products

Morningstar has hired former Adviser Ratings chief executive, Mark Hoven, to drive the firm’s expansion in the superannuation and retirement space....

Financial planning

A former super executive has set up a retirement coaching program, warning Australia’s ageing population might be overlooking important considerations as they step into t...

Funds management

APRA chair John Lonsdale believes it is a “strategic priority” that there is an appropriate suite of products for people approaching retirement, which could include from ...

Financial planning

EY believes there is a benefit for banks in returning to the wealth space and developing decumulation products for consumers entering retirement. ...

Financial planning

The value of advice is hitting home at retirement, according to AMP research, which reveals 75 per cent of older Australians find the retirement system too complex. ...

Financial planning

Two new reports from CFS and Challenger have highlighted the benefits consumers gain from seeking advice as over half of those aged 50 and over fear outliving their savin...

Financial planning

Data from Natixis IM has ranked Australia as third in the world for finances in retirement, but the nation’s overall ranking in the global retirement index has fallen by ...

Financial planning

New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed which states are seeing growth in their retiree populations and becoming the go-to destination for older Au...

People & Products

Identifying this as a “high-quality opportunity”, Pacific Equity Partners joins IFM Investors and Citi in Household Capital’s financing package to provide retirement fund...

 

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Ralph

How did the licensee not check this - they should be held to task over it. Obviously they are not making sure their sta...

15 hours 48 minutes ago
JOHN GILLIES

Faking exams and falsifying results..... Too stupid to comment on JG...

16 hours ago
PETER JOHNSTON- AIOFP

Must agree to disagree with you on this one Keith, with the Banks/Institutions largely out of advice now is the time to ...

16 hours 56 minutes ago

AustralianSuper and Australian Retirement Trust have posted the financial results for the 2022–23 financial year for their combined 5.3 million members....

9 months 2 weeks ago

A $34 billion fund has come out on top with a 13.3 per cent return in the last 12 months, beating out mega funds like Australian Retirement Trust and Aware Super. ...

9 months 1 week ago

The verdict in the class action case against AMP Financial Planning has been delivered in the Federal Court by Justice Moshinsky....

9 months 3 weeks ago