Money
Super & retirement
Challenger's Japan partnership expansion 'boost for annuity sales'
Being able to sell US dollar annuities into Japan — backed by its US dollar fixed-income portfolio — should increase overall annuity sales.
- by Stephen Miles
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Superannuation
Older women contributing more to their super accounts than men
The superannuation gender gap is closing as older women make voluntary contributions to their super
- by John Collett
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Super conundrum on NAB fees-for-no-service compensation
It would be reasonable to assume that a refund of fees wrongly charged to a superannuation fund should be able to be re-funded to that fund.
- by Noel Whittaker
Superannuation
Greater risk of poor super returns for those who do their own thing
Self directed superannuation fund members have a greater propensity than members who stick with their funds' default options to have particularly poor returns.
- by John Collett
Aged care
Self managing your care package another option
There are online services out there that enable you to self-manage your package.
- by Rachel Lane
Superannuation
Super balances lift 5.2 per cent since start of the year
Super fund members have enjoyed another bumper month of returns, with the typical returns for the first two months of this year more than 5 per cent higher
- by John Collett
Superannuation
The real long-term cost of that $100,000 car
Recognise the value of your super - a box of money that can compound for years with a valve that allows contributions to go in but nothing to come out
- by Marcus Padley
Aged care
Navigating Refundable Accommodation Deposits
Money paid into the RAD is typically refunded to the resident or their estate, not the children who paid it.
- by Rachel Lane
Superannuation
Millennial super: solution looking for a problem
Super funds pitched at millennials are very good a marketing on social media, but whether they are good at managing retirement savings for a reasonable cost is another matter
- by John Collett
Superannuation
Consider gender factor when choosing a super fund
New research shows super funds with above-average levels of gender diversity in their leadership teams achieve better returns than those who do not.
Property development
Stockland steps out into land-lease communities
Stockland will pilot sites in Townsville and the Sunshine Coast and has earmarked a further five sites for consideration.
- by Rachel Lane