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FEATURE: Gear up for retirement

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... that the government will have "more to say on retirement incomes policy further down the track." "[Superannuation] is on my mind, it's on [Prime Minister] Tony Abbott's mind. We're thinking about how we're going to make retirement incomes policy sustainable," ...

7.5% in black and white

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
... some of which may be lost in translation. Writing in Britain's The Times newspaper, Premier Li told the world what's on his mind: "China's economy needs to grow at a proper rate, expected to be around 7.5 per cent this year. It is slower than the past ...

Senate FoFA conclusions expected today

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... planning units. The Committee's conclusions and recommendations from the ASIC inquiry are likely to influence the government's mind on the final FoFA law. The government's proposed changes to FoFA, which were made public in January 2014, raised concerns ...

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... yen and the euro) and iron ore prices have tumbled by more than 32% this year. Yet, the A$ is heading the other way. Never mind... if Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs' analysts haven't changed their minds yet, they still have a year and a bit (end of ...

Exceeding your MAXpectations

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
As I count down to the final hours before the weekend, my mind is already racing to next Wednesday, when we host our annual forum and awards for sales and marketing professionals in financial services (a.k.a. MAX). MAX is inspired by TED, the widely-lauded ...

Indian optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
... needed but that's only if... inflation eases to 8.0% by January next year and 6.0% the year after. But never you, I and Irene mind. Inflation may have strait-jacketed the RBI but Mr. Modi's single party majority place him in good stead to enact policies ...

Double boo boo on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
... the US economy. Then again, Wall Streeters could have been spared last night's case of the bouncy bouncies had they kept in mind that a reading above 50 indicates - which is what the lower-than-expected original print was -- that factory activity is ...

Jeremy Cooper: Rethinking retirement

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
... transforming accumulated funds into retirement income. Now, as chairman of retirement income at Challenger, Cooper is turning his mind to this problem. And as he tells FS Super, there is a lot that needs to be done. Until now governments and the industry ...

Beware engaged baby boomers, super funds told

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014
... expect a higher level of service. Failure on this front will particularly aggravate recently-retired baby boomers. "In my own mind, good communication is vital for baby boomers. There are basically two types of unhappy baby boomers: the first type are ...

Treasurer signals major superannuation shake up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2014
... pension interacts with a view to promoting a culture of more self-reliance among future retirees. "[Superannuation] is on my mind, it's on [Prime Minister] Tony Abbott's mind. We're thinking about how we're going to make retirement incomes policy sustainable," ...