Calls to reform Australia’s pension age as labourers consider early retirement due to injury
In Australia, the pension age was lifted from 65 to 67 in 2023. For some manual workers, it’s…
Retirement ‘crisis’ facing millions of workers as $95,000 superannuation gap revealed
A new report for the Super Members Council found single women and renters were amongst the older women…
As Australia’s retirement savings grow into world’s second biggest, government to review consumer protections
Australia’s $4.3 trillion superannuation sector is on track to become the world’s second-largest retirement savings pool by 2031.…
First Guardian, Shield superannuation disasters expose deep flaws in Australia’s $4.3 trillion retirement system
Utterly broken after investing almost $370,000 of her retirement savings into the now-collapsed First Guardian Master Fund and…
Who you can nominate as a beneficiary for your superannuation if you are single without kids
Death and money are tough topics to think about. It’s why many of us haven’t planned for who…
Millions of Australians will have no say in who inherits their superannuation
When Kelly’s ex-husband, Tony, died at the end of 2022, she thought their son, Zac, would get the…
Pension Funds Missing Tech Rally Turn to Completion Portfolios
Some pension funds are waking up to a harsh reality: they’ve been left behind by the market’s hottest…
HESTA executive says super fund’s operations ‘normal’, despite outrage from members and advocates
One of HESTA’s top executives says most of its 1 million members are able to access their superannuation,…
Sorting through the economic debate — Australia is well placed
While Australia’s economy faces short-term pressures, its structural strength remains a solid foundation for long-term prosperity. Stephen Koukoulas…
Manual labourer unable to work into retirement calls for differentiated pension age
Ross began work as a builder at 15. Now at nearly 67, he describes his body as “destroyed”.…
Inside Economics: Should you take New Zealand Superannuation if you don’t need it … plus, is the Reserve Bank’s focus too narrow?
This hit home for me since it’s a bit of a bone of contention in our family. I’m…
Superannuation fund HESTA is freezing services in planned outage, leaving members without access
Members of superannuation fund HESTA will be unable to move their money until June, in a planned outage…