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Westpac gives employees 12 months super pay

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
... typically accumulate much less retirement savings than men. Research conducted by Rice Warner Actuaries found the average Australian woman would have $91,400 or 35 per cent less than a man in their superannuation savings if they have children.The research ...

Aussie planners overworked: survey

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
... a holiday in the past year. This is compared to a study by The Australian Institute in 2009 that found the average Australian works 44 hours a week and the average worker in other developed countries works 41 hours a week. "While a strong work ethic ...

IFSA calls for super in parental leave

IFSA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
... typically accumulate much less retirement savings than men. Research conducted by Rice Warner Actuaries found the average Australian woman would have $91,400 or 35 per cent less than a man in their superannuation savings if they have children. The research ...

Still a lucky country: research

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2009
... CoreData have released their quarterly investor sentiment research. The report gives an insight on how the average Australian investor plans to manage their finances first quarter of 2010, with more than half of the 850 participants with a total household ...

Years of living dangerously

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
... 9 per cent compulsory super combined with the Age Pension will provide "adequate" retirement income for the average Australian by 2035, or roughly the time the SG system introduced in 1991 takes full effect. Treasury noted that, based on a higher Age ...

Chinese Australians return to the East

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2009
... Australian investors have never been far from their Chinese roots and portray a different investment mindset to the average Australian investor, as many yearn for bigger exposures to Asia, according to one specialist fund manager. Jonathan Wu from Premium ...

Prevention better than the cure: Asteron

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2009
... insurer Asteron spearheads a new preventative healthcare program that aims to slash the cost of insurance to the average Australian and finally put a stop to insurance being seen as a 'grudge expense'. Yesterday the group launched an online customer ...

AIOFP elects new board for PCM

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
... new industry legislation ahead, where the focus has been on cutting down the cost of financial advice to the average Australian. "This has been based on market pressure on getting fees down. What the independents have suddenly realised is that we have ...

Lady luck to blame for finances: survey

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
... remarkable when you consider that while respondents were 12 times more likely blame bad luck than too much debt, the average Australian household is in arrears to the tune of around $128,000 - which is not small change," he said. Of those satisfied with ...

Super still a great investment despite impact of GFC: Bowen

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2009
... returns, particularly for those nearing retirement, it is important to remember that over the past 35 years the average Australian superannuation fund has delivered real returns of around four per cent over and above inflation," Bowen explained. "The ...