The Growing Need for Lifetime Income Products: Barriers and Solutions
Lifetime income products are essential for ensuring financial security in retirement. However, the adoption of lifetime retirement income products remains…
5 ‘Blame The Retiree’ Narratives to Avoid
In 2024, the market and social researcher Susan Bell released an eBook, Spending and Saving in Retirement. The New Lives…
The Growing Call for Lifetime Income Products in Australia
We welcome the Grattan Institute’s recent report, Simpler Super: Taking the Stress Out of Retirement, highlighting the urgent need to…
How Your Parents’ Lifespan Affects Your Retirement Planning
Should your parent’s age at death guide your own attitude to longevity risk for you and your partner? This is…
Reflecting on 2024 and Looking Ahead to 2025
Looking back on 2024 there were some major developments, regulatory shifts, and innovative solutions that emerged that promise to reshape…
Redesigning Retirement: Australia’s Path to a Top-Tier Retirement System
The Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index (the Index) has been comparing global retirement income systems for 16 years. The…
7 facts on investment-linked lifetime annuities
This blog post was written by Generation Life and previously published on their website. With the ageing population and life…
Navigating Uncertainty: The Role of Assumptions in Retirement Planning Tools
The unpredictability of life expectancy creates a significant risk when trying to estimate how long savings need to last, leading…
The Evolution of Retirement Income: A Story of Financial Innovation
The history of annuities and retirement income products. From ancient Egypt to present day, the journey of retirement income reflects…
How much do you really need to retire? A modern retirement standard.
Do you really need $595,000 for a single homeowner to have a comfortable retirement? We see a lot of press…
