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Rethink before you rebuild

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
... sustainability matter, argued Diplock. But it's still a balancing act. "No one wants to kill the goose that laid the golden egg and which gave us 10 years of wealth creation. But it can not go unchecked and unregulated." Diplock said regulators collecting ...

FuturePlus seeks more alternatives

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
FuturePlus Financial Services is advising its clients, including the $3 billion Energy Industries Superannuation Scheme (EISS), to reduce their international equities exposure and reallocate up to a combined 25 per cent into global listed infrastructure ...

One in five ignore super accounts

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
Nearly 20 per cent of Australians have no idea how many super funds they currently have, new research from REST Super shows. A new online snap poll of more than 600 REST Superannuation members has found that an alarming one in five have no clue how ...

Home trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
... the housing sector or for the economy to grow strong enough to create jobs - or all of the above. Because of the chicken and egg relationship of housing and the economy, the last option is probably doubtful. The weak housing market - and its linkages ...

Retirees using super for lifestyle, not income streams

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2010
Many retirees are unaware of what retirement products are and still see their nest egg's main purpose is to fund lifestyle needs, regardless of the industry-wide trend towards income streaming of retirement payments, reveals new research. The study ...

Industry backs MySuper reforms

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... it will also deliver super for the 'thinking' man or woman who values the certainty of knowing that their retirement nest egg is being managed properly and protected from rip-off fees and hidden charges," she said. The Industry Super Network (ISN) also ...

Euro downs Supermodel

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
Europhobe. Dictionary.com defines this as "a person who dislikes Europe, its culture, and Europeans," to which we may now add, the euro. Yes Virginia, it seems most of us are turning Europhobes now. Greece gave euros a bad smell and now financial markets ...

KiwiSaver eggs more savings, but not enough

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2010
A survey has found far more New Zealanders are saving money for retirement but very few are using the KiwiSaver scheme to its full potential. AMP's SuperWatch survey found KiwiSaver is the preferred retirement savings option with 67 per cent of respondents ...

Don't put all eggs in China basket: Gonzalez

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
Emilio Gonzalez, chief executive at BT Investment Management (BT IM), is worried investors are placing too much emphasis on China's growth, which could have a significant impact on portfolios if the bet doesn't pay off. In his first external speech ...

Paradox of thrift

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
So what happened to the post-Easter elation on Wall Street? It appears that it has been flushed down the gurgler like the Easter eggs that were consumed days before. Remember how the US payrolls report was spun favourably despite coming in worse than ...