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CIPR discussion paper by year's end

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
There are still plenty of policy issues that have to be unpicked around Comprehensive Income Products for Retirement but Treasury says a framework discussion paper will be released by year's end. Treasury retirement income policy division head, Jenny ...

Rethinking risk through goals-based investing

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
... record low interest rates. As recently published in Financial Standard, Wiseman said that rising life expectancies "might sound like an exciting prospect, but running out of money is going to be a very real scenario and major concern for retirees," which ...

Negative rates can generate positive returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
... long-term challenges. "We've seen lower than expected growth and better than expected returns for equities - it doesn't sound sustainable does it? Is it going to continue, quite possibly - to the degree that stimulus continues and with rates being negative ...

Whitehelm appointment and acquisition

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016

Social benefit bond returns for NGS Super

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
... marked the first time a superannuation fund had invested in social benefit funds. "In addition to presenting a viable and sound financial outlook, the social benefit bond also aligned closely with our environmental, social and ethical investment framework ...

Read the data not the Fed's lips

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
Yes, no, maybe, I don't know. Sit down, buckle up and hang on Virginia for we're heading into the 'Hole' - Jackson Hole, that is. There'll be to-ing and fro-ing aplenty leading up to Janet's homily at 'The Hole' this coming Thursday and Friday and perhaps ...

Flat markets impact IAG profit

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
... increase on FY15 equating to a reported insurance margin of 14.3% (FY15 10.7%). In a statement to the ASX, IAG said it was a sound result in light of the relatively flat gross written premium of $11.37 billion, a fall of 0.6% from FY15 which reflects ...

Combination of fiscal and monetary policy essential for Japan

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
... interest rate but with a clear and expressed view that you don't intend to redeem these bonds at all until the economy is on a sound footing until deflation expectations have gone away.' "The great thing about fiscal policy as opposed to just quantities ...

Actuaries want super dashboard overhaul

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
Actuaries are weighing in on the debate around superannuation fund transparency, labeling current dashboards unsound and needing an overhaul. The Actuaries Institute says its view is based around a review of the MySuper dashboard structure. It lists ...

Bentleys NSW takes the leap into financial planning

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
... to remain viable in this space. "We have thought long and hard about what our existing and new clients need to sustain a sound financial future, and Bentleys Wealth Advisors was the natural next step for our business. We saw the writing on the wall well ...