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Gen Y leans away from SMSF cash holdings

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
Generation Y has been the most active in terms of changing their SMSF asset allocations in the past 12 months, favouring a higher portion of their portfolio in equities with lower cash balances. That's one of the findings of The SMSF Generations Report ...

Buy-right and equity managers will deliver income

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
A growing proportion of superannuation assets being owned by retirees is re-orienting investment product design towards producing income, but delivering this in a sideways yet volatile capital market requires investment managers to change their approach. ...

Older Australians delaying retirement

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
A report unveiled yesterday by financial services and superannuation minister, Bill Shorten, revealed that 50% of older Australian intend to delay retirement. The report, titled Financial Wellbeing: Concerns and choices amongst older Australians, also ...

Sequencing risk impacts super savings

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2012
... are planning to retire soon, have found themselves caught between a rock and a hard place," said Padowitz adding that retiree's savings have been severely depleted by the market downturn at a time when they are starting to draw down a pension. "The key ...

Telstra Super launches income option

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2012
Telstra Super has added an income option to its diversified investment stable in response to member demand for more retirement solutions. The 'Diversified Income' option focuses primarily on an income stream, while still achieving some growth on initial ...

Trio investor secures damages from adviser

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
A NSW woman has successfully claimed damages from her former financial adviser, after losing substantial savings in the Trio fraud. Wollongong-based legal firm RMB Lawyers told the ABC it has been representing the woman, who has a terminal illness and ...

Tyndall scoops Causeway AM

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
... capabilities that suit the current needs of investors, particularly institutional and retail clients and those of the growing retiree markets across Australasia and Japan." Causeway's move to Tyndall AM is expected to be completed in early June. Tyndall ...

ASMA partners with OneVue for platform launch

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012
Australian SMSF Members Association has partnered with OneVue to launch an intermediated consumer platform for its members. "We chose OneVue as a sponsor and partner because we're looking for groups that can provide value which OneVue does in terms ...

Australia eyes Israeli super system

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
Engagement with lifecycling and a better engagement with annuities are two key aspects of the Israeli pension model where Australian super should take note, according to industry heavyweight Jeremy Cooper. Just back from a research trip to Israel led ...

UK pension reforms tackle longevity crisis

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012