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MTAA members, rev your engines

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
... championships. MTAA Super, the superannuation fund for the motor industry, is conducting competitions for members of all ages, ranging from young apprentices to older members who are fans of V8 supercars. For instance, senior apprentices who hold a Certificate ...

AGEST Super upgrades insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2009
AGEST Super has improved the fund's insurance arrangement to members. The latest AGEST Super member newsletter announced that cover levels have been improved for different age groups, members can now transfer existing cover into AGEST Super and members ...

Joy Palmer Foundation established to promote ESG

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
Statewide Super has established a foundation in honour of former trustee and chairperson Joy Palmer that will support young people within the superannuation industry interested in promoting sustainability and governance. Joy Palmer was a well-known ...

Higher fees, more cover: AustralianSuper

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... TPD units reduced after age 60, tapering out completely by 65. "The removal of tapering means that, if you are between the ages of 61 and 65 and you are entitled to a TPD due to terminal illness, the value of the TPD unit on which the benefit is based ...

Jobless rate in perspective

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
... Australia would take in 140,000 immigrants in 2005-06, 20,000 more than last year and the biggest number for 35 years. Rules on ages and English proficiency will be relaxed. Backpackers who spend at least three months picking fruit or working on farms ...

Lift retirement age, lower long term benefits: IMF

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2009
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said countries should consider lifting their retirement ages, raising pension fund contribution rates and containing age-related expenditures such as health costs. The irony however is that countries with largely ...

AUSCOAL overhauls insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
... between 25 and 49 used to pay $1 per day for $50,000 insurance, now they pay $1.32 for double the cover. Active members between ages 50 and 54 will get $80,000 Basic cover for $1.06 per day, while members between ages 55 and 59 will get $60,000 Basic ...

Invest in shares or migrate: Ruthven

MICHAEL HOBBS AND RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
Planners should start investing in Australian equities while the ASX200 is at a "ridiculous" 3,400 level or miss out on a rare opportunity to add value to their client portfolios, said Phil Ruthven, IBISWorld executive chair. Ruthven said the local ...

Obama: he's the man

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
... distant mountains. They have something to tell us today, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages. We honour them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service; a willingness ...

Right on target: Vanguard

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2009
... based on their age. For example, the equity allocation of target-date investors fell by more than 40 per cent between the ages of 25 and 65. In contrast, the reduction in equity allocation of non-target-date investors was only less than 10 percentage ...