Noel Whittaker

1 week ago | smh.com.au | Noel Whittaker

Money columnist April 16, 2025 — 5.01am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. I’m 57, mortgage-free and have been a full-time carer for many years, living mainly on the carer’s pension. My super is modest – mostly built up in the early ’90s before I had a family, with a few part-time jobs during school years adding to it. I want to improve my dental health and am exploring ways to fund dental implants.

1 week ago | dental.einnews.com | Noel Whittaker

OpinionCan I access my super to pay for dental work? SaveNormal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeI’m 57, mortgage-free and have been a full-time carer for many years, living mainly on the carer’s pension. My super is modest – mostly built up in the early ’90s before I had a family, with a few part-time jobs during school years adding to it. I want to improve my dental health and am exploring ways to fund dental implants. Can I access my super to help pay for it?

1 week ago | canberratimes.com.au | Noel Whittaker

The superannuation industry is heading for a reckoning, and the latest uproar over death benefits is just one more chapter in a long-running saga. In October 2024, ASIC Commissioner Simone Constant slammed the industry for poor service, weak trustee expertise, and a failure to reform. Her message was loud and clear - but, as usual, it fell on deaf ears. If history is any guide, we know what happens next: apologies, vague promises, and token changes. Nothing near the overhaul that's needed.

1 week ago | northweststar.com.au | Noel Whittaker

The superannuation industry is heading for a reckoning, and the latest uproar over death benefits is just one more chapter in a long-running saga. In October 2024, ASIC Commissioner Simone Constant slammed the industry for poor service, weak trustee expertise, and a failure to reform. Her message was loud and clear - but, as usual, it fell on deaf ears. If history is any guide, we know what happens next: apologies, vague promises, and token changes. Nothing near the overhaul that's needed.

1 week ago | thewest.com.au | Noel Whittaker

It’s been chaos on the markets this week — more like a Netflix thriller than a finance report. One day it’s panic, the next euphoria, then straight back to fear. Headlines screamed “meltdown”, “bloodbath” and “$9 trillion wiped off the boards”. One of the sharpest plunges in history was followed by a record-breaking surge — only to be flattened again by yet another slump. Volatility is back with a vengeance and investors are gripping their seats.