Retirement

Retirement

Rubinsztein: Super needs tweaking, not overhaul

Nicolette Rubinsztein said Mercer's call for a universal age pension, scrapping the means tests and keeping the superannuation guarantee steady was the wrong way to go.

Elizabeth FryFebruary 19, 2020

Retirement

No room for opinion in retirement review

The Retirement Income Review is seeking facts from the industry which can be difficult to distinguish from beliefs in a complex retirement system, says David Bell, executive director of the Conexus Institute.

David BellFebruary 3, 2020

Retirement

ANU weighs increase to super guarantee

An increase in the SG to 12 per cent is only justified if it helps replace the age pension as more retirees become self funded or it helps members to self-insure against risk, a report shows.

Elizabeth FryJanuary 15, 2020

Retirement

Trafford-Walker sees ‘jump down’ in super fees

Australians have long been slugged with high superannuation fees but charges are starting to drop as asset owners bring investment teams in-house, says Frontier's Fiona Trafford-Walker.

Elizabeth FryNovember 27, 2019

Retirement

The truth about super fees

There has been considerable commentary that the Australian superannuation industry has excessive fees. But that is not quite true, says Mercer's David Knox.

David KnoxNovember 27, 2019

Retirement

Fahy defends super against contagious false narrative

ASFA boss Martin Fahy has hit out against critics of Australia’s superannuation system warning that it is currently in the grip of a contagious false narrative which risks undermining retirement outcomes.

Elizabeth FryNovember 13, 2019

Retirement

Global critique calls for Aussie reform

A global working group of pension experts critiqued the Australian system at the recent ICPM meeting in Sydney. They emphasised a desperate need for the system to move from accumulation to retirement income, reduce complexity, focus on retirees and be holistic.

Amanda WhiteNovember 11, 2019

Retirement

Kelty fires up: ‘Leave super alone’

Bill Kelty, the Australian trade unionist who helped paved the way for the introduction of the superannuation guarantee in 1992, has called for policymakers to leave the system alone.

Tahn SharpeNovember 11, 2019

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