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LGsuper members satisfied with fund

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2009
... The survey also shows LGsuper commanding a strong following among its members, with 9 out of 10 people saying they would stay with their fund, and have their new employer contribute to their account if they left the local government. Good returns, low ...

No flight to cash at Equipsuper

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
Majority of Equipsuper's members did not switch from equities to the cash option despite the heavy falls in the sharemarket last year, said the fund's chief executive. Robin Burns, who heads up the "hybrid" $4.2 billion fund that hosts both defined ...

Pension age lift under fire

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2009
When the Rudd government announced it wants all students under age 20 to stay in education unless they find a job, hardly anyone complained. But its announcement to marginally lift the pension preservation age is creating a furore. In Tuesday night's ...

Goldilocks Budget 2009

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
... complacency and profligacy in all of us - including the government. And why not? The economic future was good and expected to stay that way forever. Australians became so smug that back in the early 2000's, then Federal Treasurer, Peter Costello, was ...

Thrift is the new cool: K2

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
From high-speed railway to high-tech alarms, fund manager K2 Asset Management banks on stocks that will flourish in the face of a global recession. Nick Griffin, the group's head of international strategy, said that investors should tap into mega-trends ...

China's smoking gun

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2009
If you think Australia is having strange debates about how the government should spend GFC stimulus money to pump prime the economy, wait until you hear what they are arguing about in China. China is one of the last bastions of publicly acceptable cigarette ...

Baby boomers hang on to investments

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2009
... among Baby Boomers, as many opt to continue working for their current employer - although at reduced hours. "Continuing to stay in the workforce is proving to be a more viable option than many think, 43 per cent of Baby Boomers expect to continue to ...

May sell or May stay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009
... still running loose. But there are also compelling reasons why May 2009 could prove rewarding for investors who decide to stay. Not least of which is the now well-sliced and diced US National Accounts that showed the return of the American consumer in ...

Another day another inquiry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2009
Senator Nick Sherry has announced another inquiry into the superannuation system that kickstarts what could be the most fundamental review of modern superannuation since its introduction in the mid1980s. "After 21 years of operation, it's time to have ...

MIR takes up Charles River

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2009
... better derivative processing and execution efficiencies. "The Charles River solution meant that our investment staff could stay focussed on investing, rather than managing multiple processes and systems," said Armik Ayoubdel, MIR Investment Management ...