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Plum treads its own path past $8b

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2006
... leading medium to large employers. That's a great run rate, but our challenge going forward is to help all Plum members save enough to achieve their retirement goals," Fitzsimons said. To this end, Plum launched the Escalator Program earlier this year ...

PE investments - trustees must understand the risks

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2006
... limited liability companies and other arrangements is increasing." Jones aid APRA is concerned not all trustees understand enough about how these investments actually work in their own funds. "It is essential that trustees understand the complexities ...

Planning starts at 30: MLC

... lack of knowledge about some of the government benefits. One told me his clients said one particular benefit alone was enough to justify his fees," said Sarkis. "There are a lot of things financial planners can do for those in the thirty-somethings bracket. ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2006
... the utilization rate which measures the number of people who want to work full-time in addition to those who are lucky enough to, tends to double the existing unemployment rate. Unfortunately this number also under-estimates a better measure of unemployment ...

Beware of black box trading software: Bourse Data

... generate trading recommendations. While these systems can work at the institutional level, retail investors usually don't have enough capital to follow all of the recommendations and end up incurring huge brokerage costs. "Technology has revolutionised ...

UniSuper flags $1b property spend

... UniSuper is the latest megafund to flag it will invest at least $1 billion in unlisted property over the next five years, enough firepower to acquire 100 per cent or majority stakes in buildings, an investment strategy once the exclusive domain of fund ...

The manager matters in private equity: Unigestion

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2006
... have a very hands-on operating approach, adding real value to portfolio companies. Pure financial engineering will not be enough to support private equity investments in the years to come. In terms of some investors simply throwing money at the sector ...

Prosperity Partners joins Consultum

... to Consultum primarily because of the technical and business planning support they can offer us. The group is also small enough to be nimble and flexible in their approach to the wide range of issues currently facing financial advisers," said Prosperity's ...

AFA conference raises $45,000 for MS research

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2006
The AFA partnership with Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia (MSRA) has already raised $45,000, enough to immediately launch a dedicated PhD research program. Jeremy Wright, executive director of MSRA, said, "This is a terrific outcome as the funds ...

Live long and prosper

... than those who are sociable, surrounded by family or have pets. But to keep things in perspective on how important having enough money is during retirement, Rosenbaum quoted footballer George Best who said, "I spent 90 per cent of my money on cigarettes ...