SimplyRetirement: News and Views

News and Commentary

Recent news and other articles of interest for individuals and families who are retired, or planning retirement, in Australia.

• Aged care stocks hit as royal commission begins - ABC 19/1/19
• The Productivity Commission inquiry was just the start. It’s time for a broader review of super and how much it is needed - The Conversation 14/1/19
• 'I don’t want to be working to the maximum age': super changes open door to early retirement - SMH 11/1/19
• What a superannuation shake-up could mean for your retirement savings - ABC 11/1/19
• How to dodge a market dip that threatens your retirement - AFR 8/1/19
• How to gift your wealth in 2019 - AFR 4/1/19
• Ramping up nursing home inspections not enough to improve care, experts warn - Guardian 3/1/19
• Newspoll fails to bring Christmas cheer to Coalition as grey voters desert Morrison - Guardian 27/12/18
• 7 of the best pieces of advice about saving money from early retirees in 2018 - AFR 19/12/18
• Superannuation balances are growing more quickly than housing despite boom - New Daily 18/12/18
• Super funds risk posting 2018 loss - AFR 18/12/18
• How much you can contribute to superannuation? - AFR 13/12/18
• Treasury wants to make your retirement income choices a lot simpler - New Daily 10/12/18
• State of the (Older) Nation - COTA 5/12/18
• Get set for the 'silver dollar' — an economic wave worth $20 trillion that's heading our way - ABC 4/12/18
• Distracted driving: A booming threat to older drivers - SMH 3/12/18
• Ageism is a 'rampant' form of discrimination in our workplaces, experts warn - ABC 2/12/18
• Financial literacy education in RBA's and ASIC's sights - ABC 27/11/18
• Raising superannuation won't help your retirement — unless you're already wealthy - ABC 20/11/18
• Tighter lending conditions set to increase first-home buyers’ reliance on bank of mum and dad - SMH 19/11/18
• Two birds with one stone. How better taxing super could fund aged care - The Conversation 12/11/18
• Push to raise super balance contribution limits - New Daily 12/11/18
• Why we should worry less about retirement - and leave super at 9.5% - The Conversation 7/11/18
• Grattan Institute accused of attacking ordinary Australians' retirement hopes - AFR 7/11/18
• Most Australians will retire with enough savings except older women renting, says Grattan Institute - ABC 7/11/18
• Our oldies have never had it so good - New Daily 5/11/18
• Renters Beware: how the pension and super could leave you behind - The Conversation 5/11/18
• Please, not another super scheme, Mr Keating. It’s what the pension is for -The Conversation 26/10/18
• Red October: ASX set for heavy losses as Wall Street's dive gets worse - SMH 25/10/18
• Paul Keating urges insurance scheme to back up superannuation - New Daily 24/10/18
• What’s behind the slip in Australia’s global pension ranking - New Daily 23/10/18
• Running out of money: Australians fret about retirement - Morningstar 23/10/18
• Rapid rise in retirees with mortgage debt - SMH 21/10/18
• With a billion reasons not to trust super trustees, we need regulators to act in the public interest - The Conversation 19/10/18
• Seniors call for pension means test exemption - National Seniors 8/10/18
• Record number of older Australians in poverty, with switch to 'principal and interest' a struggle - ABC 16/10/18
• For the sake of our retirement savings, it’s time to reform the investment management boys’ club - The Conversation 16/10/18
• Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety - 11/10/18
• Good advice and policy certainty keys to retirement happiness - Money Management 11/10/18
• Why talking about retirement makes millennials mad - News.com.au 10/10/18
• Australia needs harmonised, simplified provision for retirement - CEDA 6/10/18