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Westpac prices climate bond at $500m

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... of producing an estimated 2400 gigawatt hours of energy per annum. That is enough power for around 450,000 average Australian households, avoiding approximately two million tonnes of carbon emissions per year. Westpac Group head of sustainability Siobhan ...

Drop in regulator staff numbers under coalition

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... in the Coalition government's three years in office, according to a new report by the Australia Institute. Average Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) staff numbers have fallen 14.4% from 1,834 in the 2013-14 budget period to 1,569 ...

Super effectively the same as lotto for younger Australians

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... popular responses were holidays and travel (24%) and "unexpected occurrences" (21%) - and it suggests that the average Australian doesn't put much stock in superannuation ensuring a comfortable retirement. Unsurprisingly, then, the Australian lotto industry ...

Default super should have base ESG standard: RIAA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
... Australians engaged about how their superannuation is invested. The RIAA paper said extensive polling highlights the average Australian does have a baseline expectation that their super is invested without doing any harm. "This understanding has led ...

Mercer enters new engagement era

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
... heightening," Godfrey said. "The statistics clearly show the challenges super funds face in engaging members. The average Australian spends 535 hours playing computer games each year compared to eight hours engaged with their super. "However, disengagement ...

FSC, Deloitte name Future Leader Award winner

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
... for low income earners to lift themselves out of old-age poverty, improve gross replacement ratios for the average Australian and balance these against fiscal sustainability and deliver benefits for the budget. Finalists of the awards were CBA advice ...

VicSuper lets members hold super in their hands

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
... commissioned by VicSuper found that superannuation ranked third in terms of people's personal importance, yet the average Australian doesn't understand the basics including their current balance and what percentage of their salary is contributed to super. ...

Super law changes "political suicide"

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... Standard Technical Services Forum on September 1 in Sydney, Thomas said that compared to ten years ago, the average Australian is far more aware of the superannuation system and how it benefits them. As a result, super funds are focusing more on member ...

Australians need another $130,000 for retirement: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
... targets will necessarily increase further." Vamos added that given the increasing level of super savings the average Australian will require at retirement, ASFA considers there is a strong case to increase the compulsory rate of superannuation contributions ...

FSC calls for 12% super by 2022

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2015
... retirement savings gap." Research by Rice Warner and sponsored by the FSC to coincide with the conference, shows an average Australian woman must contribute 18% of her income to super from the time she enters the workforce to achieve an adequate, self-funded ...