SuperEd adds B2C with Retirement Essentials merger

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Personalised digital advice provider SuperEd will add a unique retiree service for super funds and secure a direct-to-consumer offer after finalising its merger with consumer advice platform Retirement Essentials. Retirement Essentials... Read more continue reading

The First Home Super Saver Scheme

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The First Home Super Saver Scheme (FHSSS) is intended to assist individuals entering the property market by allowing them to save on tax and receive higher earnings than if the... Read more continue reading

Super plans for a new financial year

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July is the perfect time for people to ensure superannuation arrangements are on track for the financial year ahead, and to ensure their fund is still well placed to meet... Read more continue reading

GROW Super announces fee-free parental leave initiative to help raise awareness of super gap issue

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GROW Super announced yesterday their fee-free parental leave initiative to raise awareness to the growing super gap with women on average retiring with nearly 40% less than their male counterparts;... Read more continue reading

How much do you need to retire comfortably?

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Three quick questions: Why do you work? How long will you work for? How much do you need to retire? Did you answer “I don’t know” to questions two and... Read more continue reading

Schroders Global Investor Study 2018: People significantly underestimating cost of living in retirement

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Key insights include: Australians expect to spend an average of 39% of their retirement income on basic living expenses — but the reality is retirees require 58%. Working Australians feel... Read more continue reading

Super funds defy global chaos, remain on track for double-digit returns

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With geo-political tensions running hot, Australian super funds have held firm in the face of global uncertainty, delivering a modest positive return in May and remaining on track for double-digit... Read more continue reading

How to help customers make choices today that will benefit them tomorrow

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Superannuation is one of the most valuable products that working Australians own and yet one of the products they care least about. Forcing people to buy a product when the... Read more continue reading

SMSFs see spike in lump sum payments

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The latest findings from the SuperConcepts SMSF Investment Patterns Survey revealed a spike in the allocation of lump sum versus pension payments (19 per cent versus 81 per cent) in... Read more continue reading

Australian Catholic Super re-commits to Parametric

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Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund (ACSRF) has awarded the specialist implementation manager Parametric another $60 million of its international equities portfolio to manage under Parametric’s tax-managed indexing (TMI) strategy.... Read more continue reading