MLC calls on women to take action on super

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Ahead of International Women’s Day, MLC is raising awareness about the importance of superannuation and the amount of savings women will need in retirement. Women retire with 40% less super

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One third of Australians expect major retirement savings shortfall

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Almost one third (31.7%) of Australians expect a large financial shortfall at retirement with a further 25% expecting a shortfall to some extent, according to a special report: MLC Retirement

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Too little too late – baby boomers claim changes to super won’t make a difference

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Only 19% of Baby Boomers say recent moves to increase super contributions will give them more confidence in their ability to fund their retirement dreams according to the 2013 RaboDirect

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Retirees drive demand for outcome-oriented approach to investing

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Alliance approach provides financial planning practitioners support in building innovative retirement income solutions for specific individual investor objectives Financial advisers are no longer content with the traditional benchmarking approach to

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Actuaries disappointed longevity risk ignored again in 2011 Federal Budget

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The Institute of Actuaries of Australia (the Institute) has today said it was disappointed the pressing issue of longevity risk was largely ignored in the 2011 Federal Budget. The Institute

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Legg Mason urges investors to rethink retirement portfolios

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Real assets can be useful tool to produce stable income Legg Mason launches funds to fill gap for retiree tailored products x A new paper released by Legg Mason today

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More to risk than market volatility

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Ongoing concerns by investors about market volatility may mean they are ignoring other critical investment risks which can have a major impact on their retirement income, says Mr Cameron Dickman,

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