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New super fund combats account erosion for young Aussies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... over summer holiday work, only to have it eaten to zero by fees," he said. "There are around two million working age high school and university students, and around half are employed. We can do so much better for the initial experience that an entire ...

Don't fear the inflation reaper: Capital Group

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... team of experienced long-term investors." Explaining how Capital Group is responding with the NPF, he said: "It's part old-school thinking - investing in inflation-hedged companies like energy, real estate, precious metals - but also considering digital ...

AdviserLogic signs with global risk profiling giant

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018
... twenty-year-old FinaMetrica Risk Tolerance Toolkit was developed with University of New South Wales and is now maintained with London School of Economics academics. Its risk tolerance solutions have been integrated with financial software in the USA ...

Staggering annuities can fund retirement shortfall

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... expert. David Babbel, a retirement strategy expert and professor from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton Business School, said it can cost retirees 30% to 40% more money to fund retirement without an annuity. Babbel, who visited Sydney to host ...

Government renews calls for financial literacy support

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
The Federal Government is calling on its state and territory counterparts to support the expansion of its national financial literacy program in schools. The Government has invited state and territory governments to participate in a new agreement that ...

Contract work threatens super: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
... base as the population ages," Rowe said. The report also recommended financial literacy is incorporated into the national school curriculum and measures to address the super gender gap.

A-REIT chair retires, successor named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
... Mining and Myer Family Investments. She is a member of Chief Executive Women and is on the advisory board of UNSW Business School. Ferguson said McFadden's appointment will further strengthen the capabilities of the GPT Board. The broad range of skills ...

In-house education key to super success

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... paid super; and remaining committed to one fund, remembering to consolidate when beginning a new job. "Whether a senior at school, starting university or entering the workforce, this checklist will help new members of the workforce understand what they ...

Two FSC senior policy managers depart

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... Briggs is also an advisory board member for the work and organisational studies faculty at the University of Sydney Business School. Prior to joining the FSC in 2011, he was a senior policy adviser for the NSW Business Chamber for two years. Before that ...

Soaring education costs require financial plan: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
Research points to Sydney as the most expensive place to send children to school and in some cases the cost of tuition is exceeding average house prices - a vital investment decision by any means. The Australian Scholarships Group (ASG) Planning for ...