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Annuities help combat longevity risk: Cooper

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
... Income, spoke at an adviser roadshow about the threats of longevity, inflation and market risks on retirement savings, raising concerns that most portfolios are too equities-focused in retirement. Speaking at the Challenger roadshow this week, Cooper ...

Countdown to FICAP fundraising

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
... Community Aid Program (FICAP), is a talent competition showcasing the musical gifts of investment professionals while raising money for charities who rely on public support to keep their doors open. Open Family Australia, an outreach organisation working ...

Coalition introduces bill to abolish SG age limit

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
... executive of the Financial Services Council said this would go a long way to delivering Australians an adequate retirement. "Raising the contribution caps recognises that many people have the capacity to increase their superannuation contributions in ...

Fiducian on growth path

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
... the groups' half-year results to 31 December last year, Fiducian added six new financial advisers to its network while raising its asset under administration by 41 million to $1.05 billion, up from $1 billion at 30 June last year. According to Fiducian ...

SMSFs increase reliance on ETFs

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
SMSFs are expected to continue raising their allocation into exchange traded funds (ETFs) as a way to ensure low-cost, long-term returns. Almost 50 per cent of financial advisers are now using or evaluating ETFs within their investment portfolios, research ...

Low contrib caps slam brakes on SMSFs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
... highlighted that given the average SMSF balance is unlikely to meet the average trustee's income expectations come retirement, raising the contribution cap limits could increase the proportion of SMSF trustees who are able to live comfortably come retirement ...

Roubini defects

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
... since March 2009. Follow the money. Yes, the Fed's QE is working its magic. The recovery is getting traction and it's raising optimism. So much so that tensions in the Persian Gulf - usually and historically a trigger to hit the sell button - have been ...

Trouble not terribly troubling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
... to 4.4 per cent this year and 4.5 per cent in 2012. Ahh, but with growth comes inflation. Central banks are going to be raising interest rates soon - those in the emerging markets have already been doing this since last year -- and all those QE's would ...

Headlining the core

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... expected 0.8 per cent increase. Rising inflation poses a dilemma for central banks. They're unable (unwilling?) to risk raising interest rates to combat inflation while their economic recovery remains fragile. Alrhough this is not the case for China. ...

Century Funds vies to take manager role from Opus

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
... manager. John McBain, chief executive at Century, said that the fund is in need of an injection of capital through capital raising, lease out property and improving value and putting the property in a stable environment to rise out the next two to three ...