1. Retirement in Australia: yesterday, today and tomorrow Read more

We all hope that when we've finished our working life, we can retire in comfort. However, the reality for many people, especially women, is very different. Read more

Two years ago, the Chinese stock market was nearing the end of a mini-meltdown during which the Shanghai Composite shed more than 40% of its value in two months. This event, plus the US Federal Reserve's decision to commence tightening later in ... Read more

As Australians live longer, more and more will end up in residential aged-care. The number of people in permanent aged care in Australia is expected to triple in the next 35 years, from 225,000 today to 700,000 in 2050. Read more

While growth assets are widely accepted in asset allocation decisions during the accumulation phase, many investors overlook the benefit allocating to shares can provide in the way of growing tax-effective income in the post-retirement phase. Read more

Are Super Funds being hypocritical? Read more

The removal of the 10% test from 1 July 2017 for individuals to make personal deductible contributions requires that financial advisers reconsider conventional approaches to finncial planning. Read more

Designing appropriate investment strategies for retirees is more challenging today than it has ever been. In the past, nominal and real interest rates were higher while average life expectancy was shorter. Furthermore, a larger number of workers had ... Read more

While investment markets performed strongly from 2010 to 2014, there haven't been corresponding improvements in the projected retirement income adequacy for all groups, especially for couples. A key factor causing the somewhat mixed results is the ... Read more

The perfect storm: An ageing population in a low interest rate, highly indebted world Read more