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Irish pensions suffer 25pc loss

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
... emphasises the scale of the problem which pension funds are facing. It underlines the need not to do anything in next week's Budget which would cause further damage to the retirement prospects of pension scheme members," added Jerry Moriarty, director ...

QSuper seeks investment strategy head

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
Queensland's largest superannuation fund, the $24 billion QSuper, is on the hunt for a new head of investment strategy. QSuper is looking of a new investment strategy head to assist with the establishment of a new strategy team, and also contribute ...

Risk technology reloaded

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2009
... infrastructure at the firm. It's this risk management feature that made RAP a popular platform last year despite the IT budget cuts. "[More frequent risk analytics] is a big deal to organisations that are trying to identify and react to major events ...

Video me up, Scottie

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009
... old-technology video conferencing don't add as much value as meeting in person, the recent economic downturn has prompted massive budget cuts, including staff air travel and accommodation allowance. "In the current economic climate, business owners and ...

Contributions surge to 25pc of wages

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
... increased contributions made to SMSFs during the 2006-07 financial year, following the changes to super in the May 2007 budget."

Lift retirement age, lower long term benefits: IMF

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2009
... age pension rates, and which the Rudd government has already signalled it will attempt to support in the coming Federal Budget. The Australian Seniors association has dismissed the IMF report, describing it as "unrealistic and poorly focused". "Raising ...

Stanford slashes costs to save endowment

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2009
... $27 billion Stanford University endowment fund has slashed and frozen salaries, trimmed staff numbers and tightened its budget as its portfolio shrinks by 25 per cent. In a recent media statement, Stanford said it planned to cut close to $156 million ...

Twenty new topics for NGS Super

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2009
... and salary packaging. There is also a downloadable printout workbook called the The Money Diary to help members plan and budget their finances. Women are not left out of the loop, with two dedicated modules called 'Financial Wellbeing for Women' and ...

Insurance taxes should be slashed: NIBA

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
... Pettersen, NIBA's chief executive. Pettersen said the Victorian and New South Wales governments collect 75 per cent of the budget for their fire services from insurance premiums. On top of high insurance premiums, the total cost for someone requesting ...

Boomers to postpone retirement

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
Almost half of the baby boomer generation in the UK, France, Germany, the US and Australia expect to postpone their retirement because of the global financial crisis, according to a new study. The TNS Financial Crisis Study found 44 per cent of respondents ...