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Australian investors prepare for market sell-off

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
Australian equity investors are positioning themselves for a pullback in the market, trading volumes in BetaShares exchange traded products (ETPs) show. According to BetaShares' data, the average daily value traded of the BetaShares Australian Equities ...

Budget speech 2014 -15

... challenge of a significant increase in demand. We should celebrate the fact that Australians are living longer but we must prepare for the adjustments in our society. Building on the move by the former Government to increase the pension age eligibility ...

ISA and FSC prepare for Federal Court clash

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
A Federal Court face-off between the Financial Services Council (FSC) and Industry Super Australia (ISA) looks likely over the Fair Work Commission's (FWC) involvement in workplace superannuation. The FSC yesterday lodged an application with the Federal ...

IPA calls for repeal of 10% rule

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
... per cent rule only works to discriminate against the source of the contribution. We need to encourage Australians to prepare for their retirement and not deprive them of superannuation concessions," Conway said. "The IPA believes the source of the concessional ...

Actuaries call for overhaul of retirement phase rules

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... Pension eligibility age in line with changing life expectancy, and changing the design of MySuper options to better prepare for long retirements. On the latter matter, it added: "In particular, we propose that if a person has retired from full-time employment ...

Costello named Future Fund chair

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
... established in 2006 as part of the government's commitment to strengthen the financial position of the Commonwealth and to prepare for the challenges posed by an ageing population.

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 ...

Blue Sky targets mandate wins with $19m capital raise

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
... lot of hard work into building strong foundations, a compelling seven-year track record and a scalable platform to prepare for the next phase of growth," Blue Sky's founder and managing director Mark Sowerby said. "The level of investment we have committed ...

LUCRF to assess climate change investment risks

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
Industry fund LUCRF Super will investigate the level of its exposure to 'carbon risks' as part of a move to prepare for the potential investment risks of climate change. The decision is part of a wider policy that saw the $3.8 billion fund recently ...

Super funds 'fair game' for activist scrutiny

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
Super funds must prepare for a high level of activist scrutiny of their investments as a result of the increasing of portfolio disclosure requirements, according to Peter Lewis, director of Essential Media Communications (EMC). Under current plans ...