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Retiree 4pct drawdown limits too high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
New research released by the Financial Services Institute of Australia (Finsia) reveals that the standard 4% retirement income drawdown may be too high and inadvertently result in retirement funds running out too quickly. The research is detailed in ...

MySuper authorisations reaches 117

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
There are now 117 authorised MySuper products with corporate funds now entering the product class. The latest information on MySuper authorisations from the regulator APRA shows that of the 17 new authorisations since December 2013 that 13 are for corporate ...

More to Asia than just Chindia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
Investors focusing their Asia interest on just China and India are missing a strategic opportunity to get involved with South East Asia (SEA), a region that is just as big and growing at a similar rate. SEA comprises 14 countries located between Australia ...

Singapore lifts CPF rates

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
The Singapore government has announced that Central Provident Fund (CPF) contribution rates will next year climb for pre-retirees up to 35% while also establishing a $8 billion special purpose fund to pay for the health care needs of the Pioneer Generation. ...

UniSuper adds to its technology team

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
UniSuper has strengthened its technology development program with three strategic hires. Shane Collister, an IT strategy specialist with superannuation systems expertise will join UniSuper as Executive Manager, Technology and Projects. He is formerly ...

US Congress votes to raise debt ceiling

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
Both houses of the US Congress have passed a bill to increase the US debt ceiling, with no additional debt ceiling increases expected to be needed until 2015. It was passed first in the House of Representatives 221 to 201 after an estimated 30 Republicans ...

New EM bond rater proposes fresh approach

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
ARC Ratings SA, a debt market ratings service formed during the GFC to focus mainly on midsize European companies and emerging markets, is proposing a new approach to its bond risk categorisations. ARC Ratings, formed in 2008, is a joint venture ratings ...

3D mutual fund launched in US

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
US mutual fund group Outlook Funds Trust has launched what it claims is the world's first retail fund focused on giving investors exposure to the 3D printing sector. "3D printing has evolved into a major industry," Alan M Meckler, the fund's senior ...

Obama launches myRA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
President of the United States Barack Obama has proposed a new retirement savings program called MyRA to help Americans prepare for retirement. The plan was unveiled in last week's 2014 State of the Union address. The plan will not require Congressional ...

Super subsidies cost $32bn: Treasury

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
As the government prepares for a review of unsustainable welfare payments, Treasury has released its 2013-14 Tax Expenditures Statement (TES) that confirms the cost of superannuation tax subsidies is $32 billion. The TES is produced each year and is ...