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Big-spending retirees live in Melbourne: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2018
... suburbs complacent while those in poorer suburbs are likely to become disengaged, given they will never meet the industry's general advice on super saving targets, it said.

Chief economist update: Not before we get a pay rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
Just in time for tomorrow's Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) monthly board meeting, ME Bank published the results of the 14th survey of its "Household Financial Comfort Report", taken last June. "The ME Household Financial Comfort Report provides ...

Chief economist update: Another five minutes of sunshine?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
Australians all, let us rejoice! Our economy is in pole position. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) National Accounts report showed the economy expanded by 3.1% in the year to the March quarter, accelerating from the 2.4% in the previous ...

Pre-retirees risk significant shortfalls: MLC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
... admitted to having a superannuation balance of less than $100,000, and 33% have $50,000 or less in their account. MLC general manager of customer experience, superannuation, Lara Bourguignon described the results as concerning, noting pre-retirees can ...

Wage freeze

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
... easy way to evaluate wage trends and the risk of wage inflation. Wage inflation, because of its flow-on effects on the general level of prices in the economy, is undoubtedly one of the signposts that factors into the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) ...

Transport bolsters listed infrastructure demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
Australian listed infrastructure offers some of the best quality assets and highly attractive yields, not only across the Asia-Pacific region but on a global scale, an investment specialist says. The transportation sector, particularly airports and ...

Argo LIC shakes up investment mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
... will seek formal approval to remove the preferred allocation from the portfolio management agreement at the next annual general meeting on October 23. As at 31 May 2017, the LIC had a 9.3% allocation to global infrastructure fixed income. Alongside that ...

Industry stars recognised at 2017 MAX Awards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... Insurance campaign. TelstraSuper clinched the highly-contested Website of the Year award, with TelstraSuper executive general manager of marketing, Jean-Luc Ambrosi commenting: "I am proud of the hard work and commitment across every part of our organisation ...

Distribution reshapes globalisation: Capital Group

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... broth cube made of jelly and created by Unilever; and an Indian-based incubator for new-born babies created by General Electric. The latter costs a fraction of the price of the incubator sold to developed markets and it's now being sold in to 80 markets ...

Industry fund wins stake in Endeavour Energy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
... investments managed by AMP Capital and Super Investment Management (a subsidiary of REST). According to REST Industry Super general manager, investments, Brendan Casey, the fund sees a range of opportunities in the energy sector. "We're continuing to ...