Superannuation
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Parental leave
Extra paid parental leave is welcome, but it’s still missing one thing
As we laud the progress we’ve made on parental leave, I believe there has been a massive oversight that the government should address.
- by Victoria Devine
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Is $11,000 a year for financial advice too much?
The value of a financial advisor can sometimes be intangible, but for $11,000 you’d want to be getting significant support.
- by Paul Benson
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Pension
Stay on top of this, and you won’t run out of retirement savings
Self-funded retirees often assume if they start by living off their savings and superannuation, that’s how they’ll end it. But this is not the case.
- by Kaye Fallick
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Should I pay off my investment property or add to my super?
Adding more into your super where possible can leave you better off in retirement.
- by Paul Benson
Empty 12-storey office tower adds to AustralianSuper’s US property woes
While the properties are a sliver of AustralianSuper’s $300 billion of assets, they show the increasing pitfalls for pension funds in unlisted markets.
- by Amy Bainbridge and John Gittelsohn
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Why retirees should be spending more in retirement
Super funds are developing investment products designed to help retirees overcome their fear of outliving their savings so that they will spend more to enjoy a better lifestyle.
- by John Collett
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Workers with large super balances warned to check for uncapped fees
About one-third of superannuation funds have no cap on their fees, which means members with higher balances are paying more than if they were with another fund with a capped fee.
- by John Collett
Chalmers puts super-sized retirement deposits in the firing line
The treasurer has moved to reassure Australians their earnings were safe after the federal opposition accused the government of going after people’s savings.
- by Angus Thompson
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I’m in my 20s, should I add to my super or save for a home?
Deciding where to put your hard-earned savings when you’re young can be a tricky decision.
- by Paul Benson
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Retirement living
Forget FOMO: How to grapple with the ‘fear of running out’ in retirement
A poll I conducted this week showed more than 60 per cent of people approaching or at retirement age fear running out of money.
- by Bec Wilson
The ‘socially aware’ super funds that hold millions of poker-machine and gambling shares
While progressive super funds have largely divested from fossil fuel companies, some still invest members’ savings in pokies, casinos and online betting companies.
- by Michael Koziol