The biggest fear in anything Michael Easson does is being ineffective. Read more

If you ask industry consultant John Wiseman, the waves of baby boomers entering retirement are about to hit a perfect storm: longer lifespans, insufficient savings and record low interest rates. Read more

There is a consensus of opinion: retirement income products which are currently available in the Australian market are not meeting the needs of our retirees. Too many people are seriously worried about the risk of outliving their savings. Read more

Regulation in our market is changing the way that retirement income solutions are built. This paper, developed with the global experience of both AXA Life Invest and AXA Investment Managers, looks at the requirements of individuals in retirement and ... Read more

In 2012, the Actuaries Institute described Australia's looming retirement crisis as a "longevity tsunami". In a report, the institute noted that nearly 25% of Australia's population would be over 65 by 2020, and that life expectancies ... Read more

Greater scrutiny on retirement income was a cornerstone of the Financial System Inquiry, and the different theories about how to solve the issue have divided institutions, advisers and researchers. Alex Burke investigates whether there's a way to ... Read more

MLC commissioned IPSOS to prepare a three-part whitepaper to explore the challenge of how to get more Australians to think about their retirement. More than 2000 Australians participated in the research, which aims to provide a look at attitudes and ... Read more

Typical Australian 60/40 balanced portfolios experienced losses of 20% or more at the nadir of the crisis, destroying retirement income expectations, especially for those who succumbed to poor investor behaviour and sold assets under duress. Read more

Financial advisers today face what is perhaps their most significant challenge yet: helping clients to move from inertia to activity in planning for the transfer of their wealth - while ensuring asset continuity within the advisory practice when the ... Read more

In light of this year's Federal budget announcements regarding asset test changes, clients who are currently registered for the Pension Bonus Scheme (PBS) should consider applying for their bonus (where eligible) sooner rather than later in case ... Read more