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Breaking Australia's love affair with the lump sum

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013
... will be able to fully fund their retirements, and this will put a huge strain on the Age Pension. This is a collective problem, and the solution will require consensus. ASFA's White Paper published in May 2013 suggests a solution is reachable. A move ...

Super funds unready for trans-Tasman transfer rules

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... side of the bargain. "We're ready and they're the ones that are not. I think that's what it boils down to," she said. The problem may in part be due to confusion over whether the transfer is mandatory or not. In May, then Treasurer Bill Shorten said ...

Greece what?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... GDP shrank by 7.5% after contracting by 9.2% in the previous one. That's no longer a recession...it's a depression. The problem is the troika keeps throwing good money after bad at the Greeks whether they comply or semi-comply with their conditions. ...

Australian economy "professionally managed": World Bank

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
World Bank chief economist Kaushik Basu has said Australian policy makers must remain calm about a weakening domestic currency if the economy is to manage its transition away from a focus on mining. Addressing delegates at The Bellweather Series, an ...

Super fund mergers pose capacity problem

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
Consolidation within the superannuation industry and the subsequent creation of mega funds is forcing chief investment officers to rethink their strategies, threatening to kill off institutional access to nimble boutique managers. Smaller funds are ...

Research houses flag 'rating shopping' to advisers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... chief executive of van Eyk, said the research house's business model meant that conflicts of interest had never been a problem. "Models in which different managers pay different fees arise in conflicts. Our business model means we don't have to navigate ...

Designer slowdown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... perhaps, but not quite. There's still the world's second biggest economy to worry about...and boyoboyoboy, it's slowing. The problem is financial markets haven't yet seen the light of the Politburo's ways. Financial markets are spooked that Chinese authorities ...

Gold headed to $3k an ounce says ETF pioneer

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... recent highs were a bubble. He said the gold bull market has not ended, because "nothing has actually changed." "The big problem out there is governments have spent too much in terms of their budget deficits; they've certainly spent too much by the central ...

Coalition signals super policy changes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... Fletcher's concerns regarding competition for how award super funds are nominated, he said a lack competitive pressure was a problem across the whole superannuation and investment sector. "It is well known that consumers do not always get good value ...

Women hit with double burden on retirement savings

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... issue of middle-aged women having to take care of their older parents. Rimmer said that not having enough savings can be a problem as they age and need to access an aged care facility. "It is a very emotional decision: do you put your parents into an ...