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Hawks Nest is Australia's oldest town

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014
... these areas, and others such as Bowral with 31% in the Southern NSW Highlands, reflects a preference among many older Australians to retire to coastal and rural parts of the State." The tilt to older people living in regional towns, as especially coastal ...

Sixteen Aussie funds make top 300 pension funds list

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
Sixteen Australian super funds, including first-timer HOSTPLUS, have made it into Towers Watson's list of the 300 largest global pension funds, which was released today. However, the weakening Australian dollar saw most of the Australian funds fall ...

Activist Simon Sheikh launches fossil fuel free super fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
... as growing frustration with the government's inaction on climate change. "For the first time, Future Super provides Australians with the opportunity to take one of the most powerful actions in fighting climate change, by ensuring their super is not contributing ...

"Pleasant" but...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
... side of the net exports equation - imports of goods and services went up by 3.7%. With the high Australian dollar, Australians can afford to - so much for those claiming weakness in spending. We're spending on Capital goods (up 10.5%), Intermediate goods ...

Ray Martin to open FPA 2014 Conference

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014
... among the financial planning profession and it is appropriate to open the event with a discussion among four esteemed Australians, including Ita Buttrose, the 2013 Australian of the Year," the FPA chief executive Mark Rantall said. "These four Australians ...

SG freeze to hit young and low income earners hardest

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014
... 30-year-old earning the same amount will lose $17,015. ISA chief executive David Whiteley said the social contract between Australians and their government was at "risk of fraying." "The Government's decision to leave Australian workers worse off at ...

Young Australians want 'quick fix' tips from advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014
Young Australians are particularly interested in getting 'quick fix' tips from their financial planners, as opposed to long-term comprehensive advice, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) said. The results of the FPA's Financial Planning Week campaign ...

SG frozen till 2021, industry 'dismayed'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... "The implementation of a measure, which will significantly reduce the retirement savings of a large number of working Australians, is very disappointing. "This move, at a time when the issue of adequate retirement savings is one of the key economic challenges ...

Govt seeks discretion to freeze super guarantee

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... not to bring in any adverse changes to superannuation policy. Speaking to media this morning, he said: "Millions of Australians, people in their 20s and their 30s and their 40s and indeed their 50s will have tens of thousands of dollars less to retire ...

QSuper adds SMSF-style direct investment option

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
QSuper has become the latest fund to launch an SMSF-style direct investment option. The Queensland Government superannuation fund has joined the likes of AustralianSuper and Hostplus in offering this kind of option. It gives eligible members the flexibility ...