retirement

Policy & Regulation

Industry superannuation funds have reinforced the fact that lifting the Superannuation Guarantee to 12% has already been legislated amid suggestions that the Government’s...

Superannuation

Tailored drawdown advice hindered

Retirees with meaningful balances using a minimum drawdown strategy are too conservative with spending but super funds are limited when it comes to giving advice, Willis ...

People & Products

IFM Investors CEO to depart

IFM Investors chief executive Brett Himbury is to step down from his executive roles from December 2020 after 10 years. ...

Financial planning

Australia’s older workers at risk of automation

While the country ranks well in terms of resilience in ageing and automation as a whole, it is older workers that could be in danger of their ability to finance their lon...

Financial planning

Allianz Retire Plus and Macquarie Uni join to measure retirement ‘happiness’

The research project will work with Australians transitioning to retirement and financial advisers giving them holistic advice....

Financial planning

MLC Wealth confirms advice business changes

MLC Wealth has confirmed changes to its advice business as part of the firm’s separation from NAB Group. ...

People & Products

AMP upgrades retirement modelling tool

AMP has upgraded its Retirement Modelling Tool to model 900 annuity combinations, account-based pensions and Centrelink income, and stress test retirement strategies by r...

Financial planning

Accountants seek voice in retirement advice provision

The Institute of Public Accountants has advocated an advisory role for accountants flowing from the Government’s promised review of the retirement income system....

Superannuation

Older Aussies adverse to stock market risk

Retired Australians are worried about gambling their life savings on stock market-dominated superannuation....

Superannuation

Retirees call on politicians to stop changing super

The Association of Independent Retirees has called on all political parties to stop changing the rules of superannuation, tax and concessions on retirement incomes. ...

Expert Analysis

The most important dimension in retirement: Time

By taking into account time considerations such as age at retirement and life expectancy, advisers can better equip their clients for retirement, Nathan Zahm writes....

Expert Analysis

Great Expectations of Retirement

Arthur Marusevich writes that there is a significant gap between people’s great expectations of retirement and the financial realities of life post-retirement. In the fac...

Superannuation

Call for rollover measures to improve gender gap

A key industry body has advocated for a spousal rollover measure for super fund members to allow couples to even out their balances to try to minimise the gender retireme...

Financial planning

Will Govt’s post-retirement fact sheets erode advice?

The Federal Government has initiated a consultation period around a new policy paper which would see consumers approaching retirement provided with standard fact sheets c...