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Retirement income strategies

 

Retirement income strategies designed to help your clients feel ready for the future knowing they can have guaranteed regular income payments in retirement.

Managing longevity risk

Managing longevity risk

In a world where Australians are living longer than ever, ensuring your clients have a stable, lifelong income is paramount. While you can’t control how long your clients will live, there are a number of strategies you can put in place to help address longevity risk.
Inflation

Protecting against inflation 

The last few years have shown us the impact that movements in inflation can have on a retiree’s portfolio, who may not have rising wages to lessen the impact. Discover how you can help protect your clients’ income from the impact of inflation.
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Market linked options

Combine the benefits of regular income for life with investment market movements to give clients exposure to potential market growth, while accepting there is some downside risk.
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Constructing retirement portfolios

In addition to delivering guaranteed regular income, the inclusion of a lifetime annuity in a retirement portfolio can help improve asset preservation and estate planning.
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Aged care planning

The transition into residential aged care can be emotionally charged and complex for clients and their families so the support you provide as their financial adviser can be critical.
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Age Pension uplift 

Even a small amount of Age Pension can bring large benefits to clients. Determine whether your clients could unlock greater access to Age Pension benefits to support a more comfortable retirement.

Retirement Illustrator

Our Retirement Illustrator shows how blending both an account-based pension and lifetime annuity can change retirement outcomes. You can also use this tool to see the impact of different market conditions and project and compare withdrawal and estate values.

eQuote tool

Use this tool to generate a quote for all annuity products. It will show you the guaranteed income payments your clients could receive based on the factors you enter.

Age Pension Illustrator

Use our Age Pension Illustrator to estimate your clients' Age Pension entitlements. This tool also allows you to see if your client is eligible for an increase in their Age Pension.

 

Help clients moving to aged care

 

Clients have many things to consider when making the decision to move themselves or a loved one into residential aged care. Learn more about strategies that can help manage the costs of care. 

Aged Care Calculator

Our Aged Care Calculator shows you how three commonly implemented aged care investment strategies can impact the outcomes for a client. Visit AdviserOnline to access.

CarePlus

Challenger CarePlus can help by providing guaranteed monthly income for life to assist with ongoing aged care costs. It also delivers estate planning certainty via a lump sum death benefit.

Funding accommodation payments for residential aged care

There are a number of ways to pay for accommodation and it's important to understand the implications of each option. 

Aged care case study

Jane, aged 85, wants to afford her ongoing aged care fees and living expenses, provide an inheritance for her children and retain access to some funds.

Access more tools and information to help you support clients who are planning for aged care for themselves or someone else.

Secure your clients’ future income with annuities

Market-leading annuities from an award-winning provider.

Term annuity

%* p.a | 3-year fixed term

Guaranteed income in return for a lump sum invested for a fixed term.*Rates may vary. Annual payment with capital returned at the end. Issued by Challenger Life Company Limited ABN 44072486938.

Lifetime annuity

Receive guaranteed regular income payments for the rest of your life from a lump sum invested.

CarePlus

Provides guaranteed monthly income for life to assist with ongoing costs of aged care as well as a guaranteed death benefit. 

Investments

Access a range of investment strategies from best-in-class investment managers. 

 

Retirement confidence starts with guaranteed regular income

 

See how advisers are using annuities in their business and explore our case studies. 

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Jane

Fund aged care feesProvide an inheritance
Jane, 85, wants to afford her ongoing aged care fees and living expenses, provide an inheritance for her children and retain access to some funds.

Assets

After paying a Refundable Accommodation Deposit (RAD) of $550,000 Jane has the following assets:
$900,000 in term deposits
$50,000 in cash

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Penny and Pete

Live comfortablyLeave a significant estate
Penny and Pete, both 67, want to be able to spend comfortably but confidently in retirement.

Assets

Homeowners
$3,200,000 combined in superannuation
$100,000 in term deposits
$50,000 non-financial assets

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Julie

Protect standard of living in retirement against inflation
Julie, 67, is worried about protecting her standard of living in retirement. She wants to ensure inflation doesn’t erode the value of her income.

Assets

Homeowner
$700,000 in superannuation
$20,000 in personal assets
$50,000 in cash

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Fiona and Frank

Concerned about running out of income in retirement
Fiona and Frank. both 67, are seeking continuity of income so they can live well long into retirement but are scared of running out of money.

Assets

Homeowners
$350,000 each in superannuation
$20,000 in personal assets
$50,000 in cash & TDs

We're here to help

Our Client Services team are Australian based and available to take your call Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm AEDT – with no long call queues.

Call us on 13 35 66.

 

Speak to our Distribution team

 

Our Challenger distribution team are experienced  in helping advisers develop strategies for their clients. Request a meeting with a Challenger BDM.

Challenger Group manages more than $127 billion in assets (as at 31 December 2024) and is Australia’s largest annuity provider

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Earn CPD points

 

Challenger’s award winning Technical team produce a range of educational information for advisers that carries CPD points. 

 

Take a look at what’s available.

Latest adviser education and research

 

Our experts keep you up to date with education, insights and research for advisers including some content that allows you to earn CPD points along the way. 

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Protecting retirement income from inflation

The fall in inflation from multi-decade highs is good news for the Australian economy. Many retirees are struggling to manage their cost of living because of the cumulative impact inflation has had on their financial position.
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Tools and resources for advisers

Find tools designed to help you when you’re exploring options for your client.
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Sequencing risk explained

With recent falls in domestic and global investment markets, your clients could be facing increasing challenges to their retirement income.

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