Retirement News

Investors may need a shift in mindset as retirement approaches but there are ways to structure a portfolio to improve retirement outcomes.

It is a simple question with an answer we probably don't want to hear. 

Does the sales pitch for private assets hold up to scrutiny?

Super funds and private assets in the spotlight after ASIC release. 

Our retirement income system has too many rule changes, too many options, poorly explained and then seemingly at odds with each other when decumulation kicks in. Key experts weight in on how to fix the mess.

The CIO of Australia’s fourth largest super fund by assets, John Pearce, suggests the odds favour a flat year for markets, with the possibility of a correction of 10% or more. However, he’ll use any dip as a buying opportunity.

The rules to age successfully include, 'the unexamined life lasts longer', 'change no more than one-eighth of your life at a time', 'nobody is thinking about you', and 'pursue virtue but don’t sweat it'.

What a trip to Monte Carlo can teach you about having a more secure retirement. 

Due to recently-introduced rules, many people with old style pensions, also known as legacy pensions, will look to wind them up this year. The temporary amnesty allowing these pensions to be stopped should be navigated with care.