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Australians letting their retirement down: report

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... executive manager of wealth Cathy Duncan said despite this realisation, Australians continue to prioritise a new car or holiday over long-term retirement investments, like superannuation. "With more than half of Australians concerned about the rising ...

Sunsuper offering pension bonuses

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... $2,400. In March, $60 billion QSuper was reported as the first fund to offer a similar bonus system. It's seen as both a fee holiday and a play to slow accumulation savings shifting out to banks, self-managed super funds (SMSFs) or being paid out as ...

Australians short-changing themselves with cash bias

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
Too many Australians are prioritising term deposits and high interest savings accounts over superannuation, according to the BT Australian Financial Health Index. The survey revealed that 40% of respondents preferred cash-type investments, followed ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
... Stronger-than-expected outcomes could bring back April rate hike speculations. Japan industrial production China's Lunar new Year holiday and Toyota's temporary production stoppage (following an explosion at a steel plant) contributed to the bigger-than-expected ...

Super effectively the same as lotto for younger Australians

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
Younger Australians have nearly as much faith in winning the lottery as using super to fund their retirement, according to a BT survey. BT's recent Australian Financial Health Index, based on a survey of over 4,000 Australians over 18 and weighted to ...

FICAP marks 10th anniversary with record fundraising

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
... keep the room buzzing, among them: Dinah Sutton, Fidelity: Footloose by Kenny Loggins Camille Johnson, Partners Group: Holiday by Madonna Christelle Hechter, NAB Invest: I need a Hero by Bonnie Tyler Lydia Tagliapietra, Macquarie: I Wanna dance with ...

QSuper takes industry leap with retirement incomes

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2016
... thousands of its members near retirement, Queensland's largest super fund has offered what could be viewed as both a fee holiday and a play to slow accumulation savings shifting out to banks, self-managed super funds (SMSFs) or being paid out as a lump ...

Who can dig a deeper hole?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
Borrowers rejoice! Imagine how good it would be to have banks and other lending institutions pay you, I and Irene to take their money for whatever purpose we want to use them for - a facelift, a tummy tuck, education, holidays, a new car, another mortgage ...

Yellen fedspeaks her mind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... same old story It's been told much too much before The same old story But it's worth telling just once more..." - Billie Holiday Perhaps she didn't want to add rattle to an already jittery market. Perhaps she didn't want to deviate from the Fed narrative ...

Down but upbeat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
Thank heavens for 'Australia Day'! The holiday saved us, Australians all, from being whipsawed by the big swings in oil prices and on Wall Street. But there's even greater reason to remain optimistic - if not rejoice - for even before we downed our ...