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Modest rise in retirement living costs: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
... most significant price rises in the September quarter contributing to an increase in retirees' budgets were international holiday travel and accommodation (+4.6%), fruit (+8.2%) and property rates and charges (+4.6%). The most significant offsetting ...

Aussies don't want gift of super this Christmas

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
... additional budget pressures such as Christmas presents for the kids and extended family, as well as budgeting for school holiday activities and holiday getaways," Bourguignon said. "The festive season is a notoriously expensive time and one that requires ...

Advice beats direct insurance for Aussie consumers

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
... service, you can use the power of the internet to help grow your business." He added, "As advice practices wind down for the holiday season there's an opportunity for a period of reflection and some time to work on the business plan for the year ahead. ...

Australians turning to super funds for financial advice

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
Over 400,000 superannuation fund members intend to look for intra-fund advice services to meet their financial planning goals, according to Investment Trends research. The estimate is based on Investment Trends' modelling from a survey of 10,367 Australian ...

Australians don't want government to step in on super: research

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
... topped the list, followed by helping to pay school fees for their grandchildren (29%), helping their children afford a holiday (27%) and helping their children pay for a deposit on a house (21%). For people who had received an inheritance the average ...

PROFILE: J.P. Morgan head of Australia funds David Hallifax

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... "but I told them it would have to wait because I was still travelling. They said there was no rush, so once I finished my holiday I came back to Melbourne and continued the interview process, which was quite extensive - there were probably 17 interviews!" ...

A$ falls to the occasion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
... industries would also get a bump up as products sourced overseas become more expensive in A$-terms. There goes our overseas holiday trekking, but as long as it helps our fellow-Australians, she's right mate. Besides we still get to rub shoulders with ...

Super funds hunting further afield for overseas assets

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
Popular European holiday destinations Istanbul, Madrid and Munich could become the permanent home to some of Australia's leading super funds' capital. Commercial property specialist TH Real Estate has identified the cities as some of the most attractive ...

Australians need another $130,000 for retirement: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
... (+12.2%) and medical and hospital services (+4.5%). The most significant offsetting price falls this quarter are domestic holiday travel and accommodation (-5.4%) and pharmaceutical products (-1.8%).

Sunsuper CIO retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2015
... from the investment industry. In fact I am not sure that I will ever be fully retired. Following a short break and some holiday travel, I expect I will look for opportunities in which I can make use of the investment expertise that I have built up over ...