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Superannuation

New analysis by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has looked into which Australian states have the biggest, and smallest, average superannuation balanc...

Financial planning

Amid aged care funding discussions, new research reveals 73 per cent of Australians would be willing to forego an inheritance to let older family members enjoy a comforta...

Financial planning

Vanguard research has revealed that Australians who seek advice and have a clear retirement plan have the highest levels of confidence about their future....

Financial planning

Some 80% of retirees say they are already negatively feeling the impact of inflation and the majority are concerned it will mean they run out of money, according to Chall...

Financial planning

Australia’s educated workers have benefitted from a tight labour market and improved job flexibility but later retirement comes with its own policy implications, say econ...

People & Products

Allianz Retire+ has launched a retirement income product offering guaranteed income for life with 10 million people expected to retire over the next 20 years....

People & Products

The retirement income solutions provider’s latest appointments include a chief financial officer, head of marketing, and head of human resources....

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Financial planning

Australians approaching retirement are increasingly interested in using advisers’ services, but it goes beyond just providing financial advice....

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Financial planning

Outsourcing specialist advice and using the term 'later years' are among ways that advisers can redefine their retirement service with aged care, according to a panel....

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Financial planning

FSC research has found the proposals would help retirees draw down $22.5 billion more from their super and increase life insurance uptake. ...

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Financial planning

Aware Super research has found members who receive advice are likely to end up with a higher superannuation balance and withdraw funds at a higher drawdown rate....

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Financial planning

Less than 10% of women report they are “well prepared” for their retirement while retirement satisfaction has declined for all categories, according to CoreData....

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Financial planning

Women are accumulating less than three quarters of the wealth of men at the point of retirement, according to research, with the disparity increasing with career seniorit...

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Features

The pandemic has empowered workers to command good salaries from the comfort of their own homes. With 40% Australians now working from home, is retirement no longer a pri...

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Expert Analysis

Many Australians fear running out of money so how can employers and super funds help ease these worries?...

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Squeaky'21

My view is that after 2026 there will be quite a bit less than 10,000 'advisers' (investment advisers) and less than 100...

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Jason Warlond

Dugald makes a great point that not everyone's definition of green is the same and gives a good example. Funds have bee...

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How did they get the AFSL in the first place? Given the green light by ASIC. This is terrible example of ASIC's incompet...

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

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

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