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Super effectively the same as lotto for younger Australians

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... prioritise 'maybe' scenarios over facts and the facts are if you don't save for retirement and invest early, you will not have enough money to retire," she said. Howes added, "Saving for retirement needs planning and time, two things that will have a ...

Not enough super users: Mercer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
Australia's retirement system is good but it could be doing better in several areas according to a modeling tool that tracks 10 of the industry's key indicators. The latest data coming from the AIST Mercer Super Tracker shows Australia's superannuation ...

Mercer calls for total retirement income perspective

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
... component will adversely affect the development of a sound and sustainable retirement income system," said Knox. "It is not enough to state that superannuation should substitute or supplement the age pension. We need a clear and sensible line in the ...

Capital Group rethinks global investment

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
... generated to gain a deeper understanding of investment opportunities and risks. "The old geography of investing is no longer enough for building a portfolio and is no longer enough for understanding individual companies as well," said Budden. "As markets ...

OneVentures says VC needs scale in Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
... the US, which reformed venture capital investment rules for pension funds in the 1970s, has been in the asset class long enough "so they could see you can make money." OneVentures managing director and chief executive Michelle Deaker said out of the ...

Fraser Review compounds board independence impasse

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
If no government is brave enough to mandate one-third independent directors on superannuation boards then funds should at least be accountable to members for their hires via an industry-wide governance code. This view is a key theme from responses to ...

Women-led super funds outperform

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2016
... superannuation industry are highly skilled and the evidence tells us we should be hiring more of them. If there aren't enough women applying for these jobs we should as an industry be asking why and then doing all we can to train more women and recruit ...

Market confidence marches in March

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... America's labour market and gives the Fed reason to proceed with policy normalisation, the soft global economy is cause enough for second thoughts. It's just as well that despite the US labour market's continuing strength, there remains little pressure ...

Labor wants stronger LIF rules

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
Legislation based on the Life Insurance Framework doesn't go far enough according to Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Jim Chalmers. Discussing the Corporations Amendment (Life Insurance Remuneration Arrangements) Bill 2016 ...

Survey shows people struggling to put more super away

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
... critical. "A financial plan can not only help you to achieve your immediate goals, it can also help make sure you're putting enough away for a comfortable retirement," Bourguignon said. The quarterly survey also found that not having enough money to ...