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Global investors call for action on climate change

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
Some of the world's largest institutional investors have told governments they are ready to play their part in the transition to a low carbon economy, but they need governments to help them. A group of 348 institutional investors worth more than US$24 ...

Expand PLS to all age pensioners: TAI

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
... operated for 30 years and "such concerns have not been raised in relation to the provision of PLS loans to wealthy Australians." Moreover, they said several State governments also allow selected welfare recipients to borrow against their home equity ...

Young Australians clueless about life insurance

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
One in five younger Australians knows nothing about his or her life insurance through superannuation, a new report commissioned by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has found. Overall the report found 40% of Australians had ...

Ray White to launch financial advice dealership

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... business as "a financial planning dealership that aims to change the way financial advice isA perceived by everyday Australians", Ray White will use its real estate and mortgage broking business (Loan Market) as a referral network. In a job description ...

Naos to launch long/short equity LIC

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
... "There are currently only three long/short listed investment companies on the ASX but this will be the first to expose Australians to the benefits of both the Australian and developed international markets," Rickards said. The Absolute Opportunities ...

Unbelievably beautiful set of numbers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
... a few percentage point miss between friends, correct? What's not ok is the unbelievably more than A-OK increase in Australians who found work last month. Consensus expectations centred on a 15,000 gain to headcount - it got more than that. Twice? Thrice? ...

Ai Group defends super in awards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) has called for superannuation default funds to remain within the modern awards system. In its second-round submission to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) the employer group, which represents more than 6000 businesses ...

Abbott's SG claim incorrect, survey finds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
... highlights what a disappointment this week's announcement of the seven-year delay to SG rate increase could be for many Australians." The survey also found that 77% of businesses plan to reinvest the money they would have used to fund the extra SG payments ...

Super fees drop as fund war rolls on

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
... actively managing the asset allocation," Brackenrig said. Lower fees can help deliver greater superannuation returns to Australians. But to Brogden, a lack of focus on returns "is a legitimate concern. We are yet to see the results, but no one is going ...

NAB launches online direct insurance product

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014
... retail wealth product executive general manager David Hackett said the product is designed to "make it simpler for Australians to protect their family's future with life insurance. "The launch of NAB Essential Life marks the first time our customers ...