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Investors need mid-term protection: BT

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
There is a need for investment products that provide flexibility and confidence over a mid-term investment horizon, said Rodney Greenhalgh, head of retirement at BT Financial Group. After spending over two years working with advisers and investors ...

Advisers failing to engage disillusioned consumers

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
The advisory community is falling short of its need to engage the hordes of consumers disillusioned by subdued sentiment and negative press, a panel of industry experts has said. Speaking at the annual AFA National Conference on the Gold Coast last ...

Lonsec and Milliman challenge current advice model for retirees

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... number of retirement products on the market there continue to be a lack of guidance around constructing portfolios to meet retiree objectives. Lonsec and Milliman believe a new approach is required to produce an outcomes-led advice solution that is closely ...

Future Fund 'under-resourced' on climate risks

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
Still smarting over a Senate Committee gruelling over its tobacco investments, the Future Fund - the largest fund in Australia - is being accused of insufficient transparency over climate-change risk mitigation within its portfolio. A FOI search two ...

SMARTpension receives five-star rating

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
SMARTpension, the pension division of industry super fund Professional Associations Super, has been awarded CANSTAR's five-star rating for "outstanding value" in 2012. One of only seven funds to receive a five-star rating for members with medium ($400,000) ...

Retire mortgage debt with super: CPSA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2012
A recent CPA Australia report calling the lump-sum super payment system a 'retirement savings disaster' overlooks the bigger picture, according to the Combined Pensioners and Superannuants Association (CPSA). Whether it's ideal or not, retirees are ...

NSW and CFS partner in first gov retail annuity bond

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
... expects what constitutes Australia's first government retail annuity bond, to be particularly appealing to Colonial's retiree investors. "This is a win-win partnership which provides greater certainty of spending power, income and peace of mind to investors ...

Aust super system failing retirees

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
Australia is headed for a retirement savings disaster, with increasing numbers of baby boomers resorting to the aged pension after spending their entire superannuation to pay off debt, a CPA Australia study has shown. In light of the new study findings ...

Retirement adequacy hits post-GFC low: AMP

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... increase in the superannuation guarantee from 9% to 12%. Overall, AMP said that the projected super benefits for an average retiree fell by 7% to $492,000. This drop, as a result of lower contribution rates, was enough to eliminate the projected gains ...

Storm preyed on the naive: ASIC

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
Storm Financial consciously targeted unsophisticated retiree investors who owned their homes but were inexperienced in financial matters, a Brisbane court has heard. Allan Myers, QC who is representing ASIC said investors were lured by presentations ...