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Retirees could benefit from a vibrant annuities market

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
... they can spend in retirement, so perhaps they shouldn't be trying to decide it; they should be given guidance on at least default annuities," Asher said. "The elderly have declining interest and declining skills in managing their money - that's regardless ...

UniSuper nearly ready to award $25m insurance contract

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
... premium from $10 million to $25 million," McCredden said. According to a 2013 Rainmaker study UniSuper has the 22nd best default cover and has the 6th best overall workplace super insurance package. "We believe the review will allow us to continue simplifying ...

Peak6 $1bn capital raise boosted by Aussie instos

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
... European countries, including the UK. It is free to invest right across the capital structure including equity, debt, credit default swaps and options. Scoby said he was currently finding a number of opportunities in banks and other financials as they ...

Quo vadis dollar-A?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
... reach $US1.30 by 2013 -- and $US1.70 by 2014, as the greenback relinquishes its 'exorbitant privilege' as the world's default currency. "The simple fact is the appreciation of the Australian dollar will be extraordinary..." When it comes to forecasting ...

Retirement objective is income not performance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
... worth investors?" she said. Schaus said that while not all fund practitioners believe encouraging members to invest into default strategies is ideal, the irony from US research is that most members have surprisingly similar investment and retirement ...

Austerity can be hazardous to your health

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013

CFS upgrades FirstChoice and FirstWrap platforms

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
... capability, the announcement of which Financial Standard reported in April. That feature allowed advisers to select a default for all clients, or to customise each client individually. Advisers can also select dividend reinvestment plans for their clients. ...

Super fund returns fall to 10.8%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
... The recovery in super fund returns had a slight hiccup in March 2013 as the SelectingSuper Workplace rolling 12 month default option index fell slightly to 10.8%. Super fund returns are still, however, the 2nd highest they've been in 3 years. Explaining ...

CommInsure improves coverage for RBF members

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
... within superannuation accounts, CommInsure general manager of wholesale insurance Claire Roberts said. "In addition to the default 'life stages' cover held by members, which provides different levels of cover based on a member's age, CommInsure now offers ...

REI and Club Plus get MySuper green light

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
... Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) for their MySuper offerings. Property industry fund REI said its existing default choice, the Trustee Super Balanced Option, will become the fund's MySuper offering. "The Trustee Super Balanced option ...