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Super trustee guidelines for retirement estimates

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
... required variables, and using the default assumptions. These assumptions are based on the advice of the Australian Government Actuary. Retirement estimate must also set out the mandatory content explaining how the retirement estimate has been calculated ...

Vanguard founder joins MLC board

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011
... the Board." Duffield is currently chair of the Australian Centre for Financial Studies and a member of the Australian government's Financial Centre Task Force. He is also a director of National Corporate Investment Services Limited, National Asset Management ...

MTAA Super names new chief and board

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2011
... for the Victorian Emergency Services and State Super Fund from 2001. She also served on the Board of the Australian Government Employees Superannuation Trust. Perdikaris is currently the Chief Executive of MTA Apprentice Plus, a training organisation ...

Mercer highlights allocation dangers

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... that small caps are overvalued. "Cash is the preferred defensive asset, with investment grade credit and Australian government bonds also having stretched valuations," said Stuart. "Our view that the Australian dollar was vulnerable to a correction proved ...

Infra transport spending to jump 123%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
... infrastructure spending and paying for it, noted Infrastructure Australia in their June 2011 report to the Council of Australian Government. Infrastructure Australia warned that Australians and governments are reluctant to borrow to fund infrastructure ...

MilitarySuper chief executive to stand down

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
... since October 2010 when he took over from Paul Watson. Previously to that Seton was chief executive of the Australian Government Employees Superannuation Trust (AGEST). Seton said he felt the "time was right" to move on from MilitarySuper following a ...

Chi-X and ASX go head to head

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
... eight securities to all S&P/ASX 200 component securities and ASX-listed ETFs. "We commend the work of the Australian government and regulatory agencies that have worked tirelessly with Chi-X Australia and the industry to achieve this result," said Chi-X ...

Omega wins Ibbotson bonds mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
... Omega, told Financial Standard that Omega will use an enhanced passive composite strategy investing in both Australian government debt and high-quality Australian corporate debt. "It is more aligned with Omega's risk controlled approach. In terms of ...

AUI Retirement Village Fund makes first acquisition

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
... with a minimum investment of $5 million. Investment returns of 4% over the benchmark of rolling ten-year Australian government bond yields are targeted. David Bryant, CEO of Australian Unity Investments (AUI), said that the Fund had been looking for ...

It's official, Rudd saved Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
... employs only about 200,000 people. Economists will say it's simplistic - and they'd be right - but when the Australian government was expecting the GFC tsunami the number one concern was jobs. And when that's the pre-occupation it's hardly a surprise ...