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Australia ranks sixth in global pension survey

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... the bottom five of countries in the GRI. "Australians benefit from mandatory superannuation policies however most still do not have an accurate picture of what is needed for a comfortable retirement. Education and engagement is needed, as is better asset ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
Australia and NZ streamline trade deal Australia and New Zealand have signed a deal to streamline customs processing between the two nations. The Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection and New Zealand Customs Service (NZ Customs) ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
Australia's foreign reserves climb to $70bn Australia's holdings of foreign reserves climbed 4% during 2015-16 to $70 billion, reports the Reserve Bank of Australia. Reserves held as foreign currency remained steady on 84% while holdings of gold increased ...

No more inquiries, says FSC

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane has advocated four-to-five-year government terms to end the "traffic jam of financial reform" which has cost the industry nearly $3 billion. Speaking at the 2016 FSC Leaders Summit in Melbourne ...

Standard Life Investments calls for more monetary easing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
... inflation and interest rates. "Easy monetary conditions have been successful in limiting stress in financial markets, but not sufficient to trigger an increase in private investment or persuade governments to launch large-scale infrastructure investment ...

No progress on super wealth gap in 12 years

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
... considerably higher, at $13,719, $210,798 and $991,268, but the considerable gap between the best off and the worst off had not improved. In both 2002 and 2014, men dominate the top 10% of the superannuation distribution, and also represent about 55% ...

Tasplan and RBF merger confirmed

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
... infrastructure assets ranging from prime office space to agribusiness. Tasplan chair Naomi Edwards said: "The merger will not only make Tasplan more competitive at a national level over the longer term; it will also promote economic growth via new jobs ...

Property and infrastructure steer REST into positive territory

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
REST industry Super has delivered positive end of financial year results despite volatile global markets, a result the fund attributed to long term investments in property and infrastructure. For the financial year to 30 June 2016, the REST Super Core ...

FSC names new chair

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane has named the organisation's new chair. Speaking at the FSC Leaders Summit 2016 in Melbourne, Loane said that outgoing chair Greg Cooper would be replaced by Perpetual chief executive Geoff Lloyd. ...

Magellan launches third ASX-quoted active fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
... the long term with an average annual return over the five years to 30 June 2016 of 15.4%. "In the last five years there has not been a month in which the annual return our Magellan Infrastructure Fund was negative. In contrast, both global equities and ...