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Australia joining global retirement focus: Challenger

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
... assets, predominantly equities and property. About 48% of super fund asset allocation is to equities, the second highest in the OECD. "Conversely, we have the lowest allocation to fixed income of any pension system in the first world, according to Willis ...

Actuaries call for objectives across retirement system

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... target in relation to the proportion of Australian pensioners living below the poverty line (currently 36% according to the OECD)." This might mean increasing the Age Pension or specifically targeting some pensioner groups by increasing rental assistance ...

Industry bodies clash over pension proposal

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
... income people who rely on the pension in order to survive." "The pension is a safety net for those who need it. A recent OECD report found that more than one third of Australian pensioners are living in poverty," she continued. "CPSA is sick of the business ...

Gold starts to glisten (like 2008?)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
... Guardian's' "Fears grow of repeat of 2008 financial crash as investors run for cover" - quoting William White, chair of the OECD's review committee, saying that, "The situation is worse than it was in 2007. Our macroeconomic ammunition to fight downturns ...

Doom(ed) rebound?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2016
... headline, quoting no less than William White's -- chairman of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)'s review committee and former chief economist with the Bank of International Settlements - warning that "The situation is ...

FSC calls for 22% company tax

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016
... another benefit of a lower company tax rate of 22% will be a reduction in the federal budget's reliance on corporate tax. The OECD average reliance on company tax is 8%, while Australia's is more than 18%. A lower reliance on company tax will mean Australia's ...

J. P. Morgan AM appoints infrastructure specialist

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has appointed an OECD infrastructure platform specialist within its global real assets team. Gilly Zimmer is responsible for advising institutional investors on infrastructure investing, as well as forging client relationships ...

FSC slams insurance duty "boondoggle"

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2015
... company tax," noting the 30% company tax rate which comprises 18.5% of government revenue is significantly higher than the OECD revenue average of 8%. "A competitive tax system would be characterised by a company tax rate closer to 20%, lower income ...

ASX jumps "despite" naughty news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... Roberts. William Blair's chief economist, Olga Bitel, was also filled with optimism, saying that "Australia was beating its OECD peers in capitalising on China's economic transition... We are talking about medical services, pharmaceuticals, tourism ...

Pension funds globally face solvency issues

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
... insolvency in the face unless they adopt measures that address an imbalance between assets and liabilities. This is the view of OECD director financial and enterprise affairs, and special adviser to the secretary-general for financial markets, Adrian ...