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NAB reports $1.4 billion net profits

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... reported unaudited net profits of $1.4 billion and unaudited cash earnings of $1.55 billion for the December quarter. The latter figure represented a 7% rise from the corresponding period, and was 2% above the quarterly average of the September 2013 ...

Actuaries call for overhaul of retirement phase rules

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... with changing life expectancy, and changing the design of MySuper options to better prepare for long retirements. On the latter matter, it added: "In particular, we propose that if a person has retired from full-time employment and does not choose a ...

Equity-like bonds most attractive

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... will not sacrifice quality to stretch for yield and see select opportunities in high-yield and US agency mortgages, the latter as a play on the recovering housing market," she said. "We are also staying out of negative real yield safe-haven and focusing ...

Lifecycle the future of pensions globally: Mercer

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
Lifecycle strategies are the future of both retail and industry superannuation, despite the latter so far favouring the static strategic asset allocation (SAA) for their MySuper options, according to Mercer senior partner Graeme Mather. Researched released ...

Super funds hungry for global equities specialists

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
... mega cap companies for liquidity purposes. It is currently invested in companies such as Samsung, Nestle and Disney - the latter of whose plans for a floating theme park and endless 'Iron Man' movies Wincensten believes bode well. Carnegie is also invested ...

BUSSQ members happiest in Australia

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013
... said. Other ageing chestnuts dealt with by the report were the rise of SMSFs and the problem of member engagement. On the latter point, the report found that age and a high balance are the two factors most likely to increase their engagement.

Mercer trumpets "lifetime super concessional cap"

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... for much of their working life and are therefore missing out if they leave the bulk of their super contributions to the latter part of their career, often when their disposable income is highest." Anderson said the system would allow women who had been ...

Plum, Virgin get MySuper authorisation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... shortly. Plum's MySuper product will be known as Plum MySuper and Virgin's will be known as Virgin Super Essentials, the latter is very similar to the name chosen by Commbank in Commonwealth Essential Super. Virgin Super Essentials will be administered ...

Xpress Super adds direct property to SMSF platform

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... growth rate than any other asset class." These figures differ markedly from research by Investment Trends. According to the latter, in April 2013 SMSFs had 13% of their investments in property - including direct investments, REITs and LPTs. The research ...

Super fund average 14.6% for 2012-13

STAFF WRITERS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
... high is that the ASX accumulation index delivered 22% over the 12 months and international shares a staggering 33%, the latter pushed along by the 12% fall in the AUD in just the past two months, noted the researcher. In contrast, domestic and international ...