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Making sense of the super changes
After backlash from both savers and crossbenchers, the Government came to a compromise last week and shelved one of its most controversial super plans.
Superannuation
20 Sep, 2016
3 min read
Kate Cowling
Retirement funding gender gap closing slowly but surely
The average net worth of Australian women in the pre-retirement phase (aged 50-64 and still working) has increased by 26.8 per cent in the past 8 years, bringing it closer than ever to that of their male counterparts.
Superannuation
12 Sep, 2016
2 min read
Patricia Babalis
Super pay out: Income streams trump lump sums
New data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics this month shows an increasing number of retirees are choosing to access their superannuation through an income stream rather than by receiving lump sum payments.
Superannuation
14 Aug, 2016
4 min read
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Does your super fund measure up?
Superannuation is one of those topics that gets filed away in a drawer to think about later. But this shouldn't be the case. Many of us will be drawing on our super for 30 or 40 years, so if it's currently being eroded by heavy fees or improper investments, it's time to take action.
Superannuation
26 Jul, 2016
3 min read
Patricia Babalis
Time to reconsider your retirement plan?
Last month, the ABS released new stats about the retirement intentions of Aussies and the results spoke volumes about the way Australian's perceive superannuation. The 2014-15 Multipurpose Household Survey revealed that 53 per cent of the 3.8 million people aged 45 years and over surveyed reported their main expected source of personal income at retirement as 'superannuation/annuity/allocated pension'.
Superannuation
19 Apr, 2016
4 min read
Patricia Babalis
The big guns: Super experts worth following
According to the Association of Superannuation Funds Australia (ASFA), we had a total of $2.02 trillion in super funds as a nation at the end of June 2015. There was $428 billion tied up in MySuper assets, and $16.8 billion paid into funds as contributions in the three months to June alone.
Superannuation
04 Apr, 2016
3 min read
Patricia Babalis
Should I salary sacrifice superannuation?
The average Australian needs to grow their superannuation balance to $640,000 for a couple and $545,000 for a single person for a comfortable retirement, according to industry experts - a daunting amount in most people's books.
Superannuation
04 Mar, 2016
4 min read
Patricia Babalis
What to do if your employer isn't paying super contributions
For many Australians, superannuation is seen as a set and forget type of scheme, where you set up your account and your employer pays your contributions. Unfourtunately, things don't always work this smoothly. Checking your payslips regularly to make sure your employer is making the mandatory 9.5 per cent super contribution is a must to ensure a comfortable future
Superannuation
25 Feb, 2016
4 min read
Patricia Babalis
Switching super: who would you turn to for advice?
Shocking new research from Roy Morgan has indicated that in the three years to November 2015 the average amount of superannuation switched per year was $35 billion with 31 per cent of switchers receiving no financial advice before making the move. As the government prepares to implement new laws, opening the $9 billion default super market to allow everyone to choose their own fund, this figure could soon be on the rise.
Superannuation
05 Feb, 2016
3 min read
Patricia Babalis
Fat Cat Funds are eating into your super investments
Alarming findings from the 2015 Stockspot Fat Cat Fund Report have estimated that 50 per cent of Australians under the age of 40 who are currently with a 'Fat Cat' superannuation fund won't have enough money to fund their own retirement.
Superannuation
05 Jan, 2016
4 min read
Patricia Babalis
Super catch up contributions: how the rich get richer
A recently published report by the Grattan Institute into Australian super contributions has found that tax breaks designed to assist people with broken work histories are in fact mostly being taken advantage of by top income earners.
Superannuation
04 Dec, 2015
3 min read
RateCity
Top tips for taking control of your super: ING
Australians are showing increased appetite for taking control of their super, according to the latest Our Super Future report from ING DIRECT and the Financial Services Council (2015) which indicates a growing awareness of fund balances, fees and performance.
Superannuation
28 Oct, 2015
2 min read
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