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.

• 'Have you got insurance?': the US-style question finding its way to Australian hospitals - SMH 16/3/19
• SMSFs load up on blue-chip bargains amid market rout - Morningstar 13/3/19
• Labor's franking policy is theft from the politically weak - AFR 7/3/19
• Key reasons to stick with transition to retirement schemes - AFR 6/3/19
• Retirees marooned as banks retreat on reverse mortgages - SMH 6/3/19
• Super funds stage stunning comeback after lacklustre 2018 - SMH 24/2/19
• When granny flats go wrong – perils for parents highlight need for law reform - The Conversation 22/2/19
• Look before you leap when transferring property - SMH 20/2/19
• This retiree is happy to see the end of cash refunds on franking credits - ABC 19/2/19
• COTA Australia welcomes changes to pension work bonus, pension loan scheme and retirement income options - COTA 15/2/19
• Takeover target Aveo says property slowdown hitting retirement business - AFR 13/2/19
• When retirement planning, a focus just on income is bad. Here's why.- AFR 12/2/19
• Labor franking shake-up plan could spark buybacks, special dividends - SMH 1/2/19
• What to do in your 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s to retire with $1 million - Age 28/1/19
• Financial literacy, not default super changes, the key to higher retirement savings - New Daily 26/1/19
• Low income, no assets, large credit-card debt: why more older Australians are declaring bankruptcy - The Conversation 24/1/19
• Aged care stocks hit as royal commission begins - ABC 19/1/19
• Royal commission, retirement village changes: could aged care improve in 2019? - AFR 12/1/19
• 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
• Labor rejects call to freeze superannuation rate until flaws fixed - Guardian 10/1/19
• Superannuation shake-up could leave Australians $500,000 richer in retirement - ABC 10/1/19
• 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