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Super isn't working for us, say baby boomers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... working population by 2030. And the ABS predicts the most rapid rise to be right now - between 2011 and 2030." When given a choice of five statements to describe how they felt about super, 19% chose, "I'm just closing my eyes and hoping for the best." ...

Losing shine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... Insider, provided "a rationale for gold at $46,000/Oz". So why is gold going on the down low? You can pick and choose your choice of rationales. The global economy is not going gangbusters but neither is it heading into another recession. The Fed is ...

MySuper is bringing fees down: Rice Warner

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
... given that assets have nearly tripled in the past 10 years. However, super funds today provide a much broader range of choice and services than they did a decade ago."

AFA upgrades Female Excellence award with business scholarship

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
... Kent said. TAL Life CEO Brett Clark said the Award was important in raising the profile of financial advice as a career choice for women and to promote greater involvement by women obtaining financial advice and protection. Guest speaker and media personality ...

Jeremy Cooper: Rethinking retirement

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
... need to get right. At the moment, when you hit 65 you can choose to do whatever you want with your super. Is this level of choice appropriate? Well, you are incentivised to leave your money in the super system because it's tax free. If you just pull ...

Government delays SuperStream deadline

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
... the Stronger Super reforms. Earlier this month the government announced it would delay the product dashboard deadline for choice products, as well as the deadline for portfolio holdings disclosure.

Platforms pushed by utility as well as technology

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014
While rapid advances in technology is putting platforms under pressure to keep evolving, platform operators believe they need to not just add functionality but features that actually improve investor's connectivity and usefulness. Speaking at the "Riding ...

BT to manage $1.2 billion for People's Choice

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2014
BT will manage $1.2 billion in funds under advice from member-owned financial institution People's Choice Credit Union. The credit union was previously working with multiple platform providers and individual fund managers and made the decision to look ...

Budget reply speech 2014 -15: Bill Shorten

Budget speech 2014 -15

... no longer be available when a family's youngest child turns six and is at school. Staying at home should be a parent's choice but there are limits on how much support the taxpayer can give. For Australians over 50, we also want to give you every opportunity ...