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UK edges closer to universal pension scheme

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
... Chancellor George Osborne recently gave the green light for the establishment of the National Employment and Savings Trust (NEST), even though the scheme borrows heavily on policy championed by the previous Labour government. The National Employment ...

Investor confidence shaken, and stirred

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
Despite better economic numbers from the US and at home, Australians are less confident about their finances today than they were three months ago, a study found. The Suncorp Life Confidence Index fell 1.5 points fell from 60.9 in April 2010 to 59.4 ...

One in five ignore super accounts

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
... Damian Hill points out that not only are people missing out on thousands of dollars in lost super - but their retirement nest eggs are eaten up through unnecessary fees and charges imposed by multiple funds. The fund is encouraging its members to access ...

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
... Arguably 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 ...

Fundie backs strategy with own nest egg

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2010
The Australian fund manager behind one of T. Rowe Price's global equities strategy gives 'skin in the game' serious meaning when he poured all of his retirement savings into it. His parents are putting some money, too. Scott Berg, the Canberra-born ...

Thanks for now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
... we started our tightening campaign." Thank you. Yes Virginia, you and I should give thanks for all these. Our retirement nest egg is growing again. Everything is falling in their rightful place - at least for now. Risk assets would continue to benefit ...

Super changes hit retirees

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2009
... superannuation - predominantly self managed super - to help provide for their retirement and in the process have built up sizeable nest-eggs. But the key super changes which involved lifting the age pension eligibility age and halving concessional contribution ...

Blame the banks for the crisis

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
... respondents felt there was a "fundamental lack" of regulation - a symptom of political greed and a wider "feather your own nest" culture in British politics. Meanwhile 58 per cent of those surveyed say they are financially worse off as a result of the ...

iShares adds three

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2009
Barclays Global Investors has introduced three new exchange traded funds (ETFs) covering telco, health and consumer brands to give investors the chance to tap "defensive" investment sectors. According to BGI-owned iShares, the new ETFs lets Australians ...