 MARC GLEESON | FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017 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 JEFF ROGERS | FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016 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 CRAIG RACINE | FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016 The perfect storm: An ageing population in a low interest rate, highly indebted world Read more JOHN BURNETT , NICK WILKINSON | FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016 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 SHAUNA FERRIS | FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016 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  ALEX BURKE | FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016 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 CRAIG HURT | FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016 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 ALEX BURKE | FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016 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 MICHAEL EASSON | FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016 The biggest fear in anything Michael Easson does is being ineffective. Read more ALEX BURKE | FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016 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 |
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