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Retirement costs on the rise again

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
The cost of living a modest retirement has risen faster than the overall rate of inflation, according to new research from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) released today. The cost of a 'comfortable' retirement has risen 2% ...

Super concessions cost $32bn in 2011-12

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
The total cost of superannuation tax concessions climbed 10.5% in 2011-12 to reach a record $32.4 billion, according to the just released Tax Expenditures Statements. Superannuation tax concessions account for 29% of the $111 billion of total tax expenditures ...

Planners revise down growth expectations

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
Financial planners have revised down their capital growth expectations for the year ahead as on-going volatility sees clients holding increasingly high levels of excess cash, according to a recently published Investor Trends report. The 2012 Adviser ...

Market Wrap - AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite falls on Wall Street after data showed that the US economy contracted in the fourth quarter last year. At 0630 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was up seven points ...

Steady as she goes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013
... policy. And they had fun while waiting, for most souls expect the US central bank to continue what it's been since last September - bribing the bears into hibernation by minting fresh greenbacks. It's been working. Wall Street's has now climbed to five ...

Former mortgage broker convicted

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
A former NSW-based mortgage broker was yesterday convicted of 10 offences under the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 (National Credit Act). In September 2012 Daniel Nguyen, of Panania, pleaded guilty to 10 offences including providing false ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
The Australian market is flat in early trade despite strong earnings results in the US leading to overnight gains on Wall Street. At 1021 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 3.8 points, or 0.08 per cent, at 4,784 and the broader ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after a positive showing on Wall Street but mixed results in European stocks after British Prime Minister announced a referendum on the country's future within the European Union (EU). At 0630 AEDT on Thursday ...

New Zealand Super on track after strong 2012

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
The New Zealand Superannuation fund is ahead of its long-term target after notching up strong returns in 2012, the latest data show. Since the fund's launch in September 2003 it has returned 7.92%, exceeding the 90-day Treasury Bill rate by 2.84%. The ...

New hires in AuSuper's internal team

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013
AustralianSuper has beefed up its internal investment team with four new hires, who will oversee Australian equities, infrastructure, property and investment operations at the $55 billion industry super fund. The fund said that the four senior investment ...