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SG freeze to hit young and low income earners hardest

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014
The government's decision to hold off raising the superannuation guarantee will cost young people tens of thousands of dollars in retirement savings, according to figures released by Industry Super Australia. A 25-year-old on $40,000 a year will miss ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
The share market remains relatively flat as investors wait for the Reserve Bank's decision on interest rates and the latest economic growth figures. The market spent most of the morning in marginally negative territory, before rising to be modestly ...

NGS appointment brings gender equality to board

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... gender ratio better reflected NGS Super's 70% female member base. The ratio compares favourably with the overall industry figure. In 2013 only 22% of super fund trustees were women. Smith said of her appointment: "NGS Super acts as a strategic partner ...

No drama at the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... as I dug, dug, dug and dug some more... the "will they, won't they" -- move on interest rates -- question doesn't even figure in today's meeting. No siree! Especially not a month after producing that very detailed assessment of the current goings-on ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher after markets in the United States and Europe lifted on Friday. CMC chief market analyst Ric Spooner said the local bourse had made a positive start. "It's quite a positive start given a pretty modest lead ...

ISA targets 'sales incentives' in new ad campaign

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
... and outdoor sites, and are understood to be part of a multi-million dollar campaign. While ISA would not give the exact figure, they have previously confirmed they spent approximately $9 million on advertising in 2013. ISA chief executive David Whiteley ...

The certainty in a sea of uncertainties

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
The Australian sharemarket is tipped for a flat start ahead of a major week of data that will indicate how the economy is travelling. The September share price index futures contract is down two points at 5,613. Locally on Monday, the Australian Bureau ...

Super contributions back to pre-crisis levels

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
Contributions to APRA-regulated superannuation funds are the strongest they've been since the on-set of the global financial crisis, according to a research report by the Financial Services Council (FSC). Total contributions for the 2013-14 year were ...

Consumers overwhelmingly positive about super

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... while trust in individual funds increased by 6% to 56%. Overall, 86% of Australians said they supported superannuation, a figure which FSC chief executive John Brogden described as "a very big endorsement," adding: "Banks would die to have numbers like ...