Money
Super & retirement
Opinion
Superannuation
Closing the gap for women's superannuation
Women retire with less superannuation than men. The reasons are obvious, the solutions less so.
- by Noel Whittaker
Latest
Superannuation
Ensuring you have correct superannuation account can be good insurance
Many workers have multiple superannuation accounts and that can cause headaches.
Opinion
Retirement living
Financial abuse of elders is likely to grow
While moves are afoot to better protect older Australians from financial abuse, a better way to report suspected abuse is urgently needed.
- by John Collett
Ethical investing
Super funds flex muscles on responsible investing
The nation's $2.6 trillion in retirement savings is a potential game changer for unethical companies.
- by John Collett
Superannuation
When too much choice is a bad thing
There is a convincing case that excessive choice in superannuation is doing more harm than good.
- by Clancy Yeates
Opinion
Superannuation
The problems in super the Productivity Commission report won't fix
Neither the Productivity Commission report nor the budget measures will fix all the problems in superannuation, particularly for young people and women.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Opinion
Superannuation
Superannuation has been part of class and political warfare too long
Without compulsion, Australians have had a hopeless record on saving. Without a compulsory scheme, that $2.6 trillion would have been spent on flat-screen TVs.
- by Crispin Hull
Superannuation
Super funds told to 'lift their game' on transparency and governance
The superannuation industry is locked in a game of “unhealthy competition” with most funds failing basic transparency on key performance measures.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Analysis
Retirement living
The super option that could leave you $130k worse off
The glide path for consumers can bumpy.
- by John Collett
Analysis
Superannuation
Why the industry funds should embrace the super reform proposal
Don’t be distracted by the insider arguments – what matters is what it means for members and their retirement savings.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Superannuation
How the new default system for superannuation would work
Like most 22-year-olds, Kelly Vaughan-Taylor doesn’t spend a lot of time thinking about superannuation.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons