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Washington watching Wall Street watch Washington

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2013

Cognitive function, consumption biggest SMSF risks

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
While investors and SMSF promoters point to taxation and compliance as the sector's biggest risks, human and lifestyle factors may actually be bigger threats. Last week the consulting group Deloitte generated much fanfare with a report containing projections ...

Mercer trumpets "lifetime super concessional cap"

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... said, "Lifetime concessional contribution caps would provide all Australians with an equal opportunity to build their nest egg when they've got the financial capacity to do so.A We should simply begin now, it does not need to be retrospective. "The reality ...

ISN criticises "irresponsible" CPA super report

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... correlated to an increase in household debt. This, it argues, shows that members are viewing their superannuation as a nest egg to pay off excessive debt In the executive summary, the report's author, Simon Kelly, adjunct professor at the University ...

IM focus at slimmed down Russell

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
... it needs to avoid making mistakes seen in other markets. "In the UK they seem to be shooting the goose that lays the golden egg. I can't imagine why any top professionals would choose to work there, especially now they are capping bonuses. It doesn't ...

First quarter (w)innings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
It's quite fitting that we concluded the first three months of the year 2013 munching on egg-shaped chocolates - big and small - for if the first quarter is anything to go by, financial markets could look forward to more kinder surprises for the rest ...

MLC launches retirement stress test tool

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
... new MasterKey Investment Protection Simulator, which allows advisers to enter investment details and see how a client's nest egg will fare in different market conditions. Advisers will be able to adjust factors such as superannuation contributions and ...

New investment paradigm governed by science: Winton

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
Underscoring the investment path less traveled by London-based Winton Capital Management is a reliance on a cadre of in-house research brainiacs to unearth more reliable returns. Its flagship managed futures fund boasts a 120-man team comprising a mixture ...

Aging SMSF trustees revert to managed solutions

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... Frank Demartini, 76, has been an active and successful SMSF trustee for over 16 years and has established a comfortable nest egg for retirement. With his focus shifting from building wealth to enjoying his retirement, he is now contemplating moving to ...

Worried about the US? Buy US Treasuries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012