Planning for retirement / the Senate Select Committee on Superannuation

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Australia. Parliament. Senate. Select Committee on Superannuation
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Canberra : The Committee, c2003
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Select Committee on Superannuation Planning for retirement 1
Select Committee on Superannuation Planning for retirement 3
MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE 5
TERMS OF REFERENCE 7
CONDUCT OF THE INQUIRY 9
TABLE OF CONTENTS 11
PREFACE 17
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 21
RECOMMENDATIONS 23
PART I THE CURRENT TRANSITION FROM WORK TO RETIREMENT IN AUSTRALIA Chapter One Population and Labour Force Trends 27
Chapter Two The Workforce Experience of Mature Age Workers 37
Chapter Three Employer Attitudes Towards Mature Age Workers 47
Chapter Four The Productivity of Mature Age Workers 57
Chapter Five The Impact of Involuntary Retirement on Mature Age Workers 63
Chapter Six The Case for Change 67
PART II ENCOURAGING PROGRESSIVE TRANSITION FROM WORK TO RETIREMENT IN AUSTRALIA Chapter Seven Part-time Work and Labour Market Programs 73
Chapter Eight Using Superannuation to Finance Retraining 87
Chapter Nine Income Support Arrangements for Pre-retirees and Retirees 95
Chapter Ten Retirement and Eligibility for the Age Pension 123
PART III WAYS TO ASSIST OLDER WORKERS PLAN FOR THEIR RETIREMENT Chapter Eleven Current Planning for Retirement in Australia 129
Chapter Twelve The Quality of Paid Financial Advice 137
Chapter Thirteen Government and Superannuation Fund Assistance 149
Chapter Fourteen Non-financial Planning for Retirement 161
PART IV OTHER ISSUES AND CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Chapter Fifteen Other Issues 165
Chapter Sixteen Conclusions and Recommendations 173
Appendix One Submissions 197
Appendix Two Public Hearings 201
Appendix Three Tabled Documents 205
Appendix Four List of Committee Reports 1991 - 2003 209
Appendix Five The COTA National Seniors Partnership Submission on the Proposed Introduction of Federal Age Discrimination Legislation 215
Appendix Six Assumptions underlying the Centrestone Case Study 217
Appendix Seven Sample Retirement Projection Statement 219
Appendix Eight Annuities: Regulating Withdrawals from Individual Pension Accounts 221

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