Alternative assets may be stifled by a choice superannuation system that has grown used to short-term performance disclosure, panelists said at the Financial Services Ins...
Fixed income alternatives are becoming increasingly popular in retirement portfolios as investors look for absolute returns, according to John Wilson, head of PIMCO in Au...
Colonial First State senior portfolio manager Rudi Minbatiwala said a focus on total return rather than yield will ensure the best outcomes for retiree wealth generation....
Australian Bureau of Statistics has announced the fifth consecutive month of falling house prices, an omen for investors planning to fund retirement on prospective proper...
More than half of Australians expect to have a shortfall of almost $500,000 to live their desired lifestyle in retirement....
It is time to move the retirement discussion from the accumulation stage to the retirement income and outcomes phase, according to the Financial Services Council....
Retirement modelling based on historical returns and rules of thumb are creating a false impression about adequate savings levels and need to be readdressed according to ...
Financial planners can expect more demand for advice and limited advice distribution channels from a growing pool of retirees’ assets, DEXX&R research found. ...
Baby boomers may think they will not have to give up anything in retirement - but the majority are under-estimating how much they will need to fund a comfortable one....
Elana Rubin has stepped down from her position as TAL director, effective immediately....
Just when superannuation fund executives and trustees thought they had dealt with the implementation of key policy changes, Damon Taylor writes that the Financial System ...
Domestic and global equities may have been the main drivers for double-digit superannuation returns closing out 2013 but, as Damon Taylor writes, there are good reasons w...
From my perspective, 40- 50% of people are likely going to be deeply unhappy about how long they actually live. ...
Super director remuneration ...
No doubt true, but most of it is still because over 45’s have been upgrading their houses with 30 year mortgages. Money ...