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Wages and super should be aligned: Cbus

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
... of missing superannuation can be dramatic on individuals and the wider community with lost tax revenue and increased reliance on the age pension. We all lose from unpaid super." Cbus also called for the current loophole that allows salary sacrifice to ...

Livestock finance firm completes bond issue

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
... investors have indicated strong appetite. "Including bonds in a company's funding mix increases flexibility and reduces reliance on just one or two sources of capital. With the structures now in place the company also has the opportunity to issue further ...

Capital not enough to prevent failures

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
A lone reliance on capital is an "unwise strategy", according to APRA chair Wayne Byres who said the industry must accept and prepare for failures in the banking industry. Speaking at the Actuaries Institute Banking Conference Byres noted that while ...

Future Fund gains two board members

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
... governance, finance, infrastructure and law, including most recently as commercial manager and deputy chief executive at Reliance Rail. She is currently an executive director at Infrastructure NSW and a member of the advisory boards for North West Rail ...

Australia tanks in global dividend index

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
... will look better than Q1, but the outlook is gloomy. It's times like these that demonstrate the risks of such a heavy reliance on one or two sectors. "Thinking globally really helps diversify this risk away, not only from a sector perspective, but from ...

Australia joining global retirement focus: Challenger

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
... capital back is highly unlikely," Benari said. "The emphasis on the accumulation phase of superannuation has led to heavy reliance on investing in growth assets, predominantly equities and property. About 48% of super fund asset allocation is to equities ...

New retirement income calculator more accurate than ever

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
... Mortgage Choice has launched a new retirement income calculator in a bid to help Australians understand how to reduce their reliance on the age pension and build enough wealth to live comfortably in retirement. According to Mortgage Choice chief executive ...

BetaShares launches hedged Europe and Japan ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
... globally competitive companies that are well placed to benefit from growth in international trade and the potential ongoing reliance by the European and Japanese economies on exports and currency weakness to sustain economic growth. "We are pleased to ...

SMSF Association implores Govt not to reduce contribution caps

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... undermine people's ability to build adequate savings to use in retirement, with the inevitable effect of increasing their reliance on the age pension. "This is especially relevant for people with broken work patterns, such as women taking time out of ...

Norwegian pension fund drops 52 coal companies

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
... Peabody Energy Corp PNM Resources Inc, including bonds issued by: Public Service Co of New Mexico Public Power Corp SA Reliance Infrastructure Ltd Reliance Power Ltd Shikoku Electric Power Co Inc Tata Power Co Ltd TransAlta Corp WEC Energy Group Inc ...