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.

• Super back in the black but don't expect bumper returns - SMH 19/5/19
• Federal election 2019: What are the parties promising for older Australians on the pension - ABC 17/5/19
• How to get early access to your super (when the going gets rough) - AFR 16/5/19
• Superannuation is an election sleeper, but how much super do you really need? - ABC 11/5/19
• What Australia's pensioners really want from this election - 9 News 10/5/19
• Interest rate cuts would hit bank profits and leave many savers better off with cash under the bed - ABC 9/5/19
• Election countdown – what’s in it for seniors? - National Seniors 9/5/19
• NSW to appoint Ageing and Disability Commissioner, Premier says - SMH 8/5/19
• Scrapping politicians' six-figure pensions would save $350m, costings show - Guardian 8/5/19
• Rate cut is a 50/50 bet as RBA gets ready cut growth and inflation forecasts - ABC 5/5/19
• Vital Signs: policies come and policies go, but surely we shouldn’t be subsidising inheritances - The Conversation 4/5/19
• Increasing compulsory super will strip $20b from workers' wages, Grattan Institute says - ABC 3/5/19
• Michael Pascoe: Bank yields remain rich before housing turns - New Daily 3/5/19
• Family Trusts – Good? Evil? Dodgy? OK? - SMH 3/5/19
• The newest election faultline isn’t left versus right, it’s young versus old – and it’s hardening - The Conversation 30/4/19
• Election race tightens as Labor targets senior votes on dental care - New Daily 29/4/19
• House prices and demographics make death duties an idea whose time has come - The Conversation 24/4/19
• 'Unretirement' growing trend as cost of living climbs - SMH 23/4/19
• Feeling financially comfortable – when is enough? - National Seniors 18/4/19
• Bupa overcharged thousands of aged care residents for extra services - SMH 16/4/19
• Why Boomers can’t talk about the ‘R’ word - SMH 13/4/19
• Our latest retirement income projections show most Australians will still have enough - Grattan Institute 12/4/19
• Retiree home ownership is about to plummet. Soon little more than half will own where they live - The Conversation 12/4/19
• How Australia’s major parties propose to handle superannuation - New Daily 12/4/19
• Why self-managed super funds are not for everyone - ABC 11/4/19
• Will your super be enough to retire on? - ABC 9/4/19
• Aveo bidders through to final round: sources - AFR 8/4/19
• Raise super payments to 18 per cent if you want to be independent in retirement, expert says - ABC 8/4/19
• Budget creates a $1.2 million super opportunity for downsizers - Age 4/4/19
• Is private health insurance worth it for older Australians? - ABC 4/4/19
• Budget 2019: Super change allows wealthy couples to contribute $500,000 more - New Daily 3/4/19
• Federal budget 2019: 'What is $75 a year?' Pensioners feel left behind - SMH 3/4/19
• Get retirement red tape right or you'll pay the price - AFR 29/3/19
• Half of older Americans have nothing in retirement savings - AFR 28/3/19
• Generational conflict comes to a polling place near you - Age 27/3/19
• Superannuation & salary sacrificing: What is it and is it worth it? - Motley Fool 25/3/19
• The economy is doing a belly flop: Here are six ways to protect yourself - New Daily 22/3/19
• AFP raids broker's offices as retiree loses $270k in superannuation - ABC 21/3/19
• No better than roulette. How foreign exchange trading rips off mum and dad investors - The Conversation 21/3/19
• National Seniors welcomes new residential aged care funding model - National Seniors 19/3/19
• Proposal for a new residential aged care funding model - Department of Health 16/3/19
• '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