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Clinton plans pension system overhaul

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2007
Senator Hillary Clinton has announced plans for a new pension scheme, which takes a leaf out of the Australian superannuation system, as part of her 2008 presidential election campaign. Senator Clinton's American Retirement Accounts (ARA) plan will ...

Chilean pension system faces reform

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2007
... Chilean workforce is inadvertently pushing people into the lower coverage groups not explicitly targeted by the 1981 pension system reforms. "Since the early 1980s, around one-quarter of the labor force has been self-employed, other people have come ...

New Jersey Govt spends teachers' future fund

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2007
... Annuity Fund, which covers about 155,000 current teachers and 65,000 retirees, is part of New Jersey's public sector pension system, America's ninth largest, with reported assets of US$79 billion. However, the irregularities raise questions regarding ...

Not-for-profits need to engage with industry: IFSA

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2006
... called "interesting times for the social welfare movement." "One thing we did agree on is that we need a strong aged pension system. I said in the future if they have issues on that they can come and talk with us."

Financial Synergy scoops ESSB deal

... Services Superannuation board has chosen their flagship Acurity administration software to replace the ESS' current pension system. The deal means Financial Synergy will now be a key software provider to the Victorian Government's superannuation administrator. ...

Migrating a UK pension easier with good advice

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2006
... types of pension arrangements and managing the transition can often require expert help. Radical changes to the UK pension system just add to the complexity. According to David Ford, managing director of Pension Transfers Direct, a Perth based company ...

Bravura gets bigger

From a one-man band less than a year ago, financial services applications provider Bravura is fast becoming the name on everyone's lips when it comes to superannuation software solutions. The Sydney-based company provides the superannuation administration ...