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Pre-retirees lack confidence about retirement: Qantas Super

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
... secure about retirement savings. More than half of the participants felt external factors like US economy, rising cost of living, and regulation changes affected their ability to save for retirement. "We are among the best retirement systems in the world. ...

Stressed Aussies increasingly tempted to access advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... result, only 31.2% of Australian adults were considered financially secure in 2016 - down from 35.7% in 2015. "The cost of living is a real concern for many Australian households so when they are hit with an unexpected bill it can be difficult to bounce ...

Housing affordability depresses confidence: Westpac

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
... never be able to afford to buy their home. "Current economic conditions combined with low wage growth and the high cost of living is making it extremely difficult for first home buyers, and Australians in general, to remain positive about their ability ...

Lifeplan bond 'highly recommended'

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016
... demonstrate the value of advice to younger clients, who want help achieving their medium term goals and meeting cost of living challenges," Walsh said. "There remains a lot of mythology about scholarship fund style products. Our education bond is a consumer-first ...

Majority of Australians without financial plan

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... (currently aged 7-21) will be financially worse off than their own generation, with 46% attributing this to the cost of living being higher than previous generations expected (57%). There is also a view that generation Z spend more money on travel and ...

Pension changes will impact retirement adequacy

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
... create a more sustainable pension system, but argues it will be a lot of the little day-to-day increases to the cost of living which will cause an immediate sting to those losing their partial pension. "If people are losing the Age Pension, the changes ...

New wave of retirees to challenge advisers

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
... insufficient savings, investments and superannuation; low interest rates for up to two decades; and escalating cost of living/health/medical expenses." Wiseman argues that longer life expectancy, insufficient superannuation savings and mature age children ...

Retirees face deflationary conundrum

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
Retirees' cost of living reduced in the first three months of 2016 but it doesn't mean they are necessarily any closer to achieving adequate retirements. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has released its Retirement Standard quarterly ...

Australians letting their retirement down: report

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... long-term retirement investments, like superannuation. "With more than half of Australians concerned about the rising cost of living and ability to fund their retirement, it is unsurprising that many believe they won't achieve their desired retirement ...

The lucky country may not be so for future generations

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... security and more than a third believe they will need government assistance during retirement. The survey shows the cost of living and the impact it will have on future generations, is a major cause for concern for many Australians. Hagger believes there's ...