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Only a quarter of Australians contributing to reach retirement goals

ALEX GAMBOTTO-BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
While over half (55.2%) of Australians know how much savings they will need for a comfortable retirement, only a quarter (24.5%) are making additional super contributions to reach this goal, according to a survey commissioned by Club Plus Super. Club ...

Super not "a top-up" for Age Pension: FSC

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
Superannuation should no longer be considered "a top-up" for the Age Pension and the tax treatment of super debate can't be brought up in isolation, the Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive Sally Loane said in her inaugural speech. "The ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
... $33.35, Rio Tinto lost 35 cents cents to $63.23, and iron ore pure play Fortescue Metals shed two cents to $2.46. Of the major banks, National Australia Bank was 13.5 cents weaker at $37.645, ANZ shed 13 cents to $35.18, Westpac lost 12 cents to $37.76 ...

Futuro ends AMP buyout deal

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
... said. He added that "huge industry changes during the two-and-a-half years since the deal with AMP was announced played a major part in both parties deciding to end the ownership deal." Futuro will continue to support its advisers through AMP-owned Jigsaw ...

Medcraft addresses ASIC's NAB response

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
... in the recent press; leaked NAB Wealth documents revealed the regulator had agreed to alter a media release regarding a major flaw in NAB Wealth's Navigator platform - which, the Fairfax article suggested, "affected tens of thousands of customers" - ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
... extraordinary meeting on its takeover proposal. In Australia, the market on Wednesday edged to yet another seven-year high despite major stocks falling as they traded without dividends. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 17.9 points, or 0.3 per cent ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... despite lifting its full year income five per cent and co-chief executive Peter Lowy cancelled plans to step down. Among the major banks, National Australia Bank was 17 cents higher at $37.75, Westpac fell three cents to $37.94, ANZ put on eight cents ...

Investor sentiment shifting overseas

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
Deflation, rising debt and dampening economic outlooks that are limiting returns expectations are forcing investors to pursue more positive opportunities overseas rather than invest in Australia. Australia is becoming less attractive because even though ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
... $2.47. The banking sector was relatively flat and insurers were mostly lower after strong gains in recent sessions. "The major lag was yesterday's strength with the financial sector, in the red today with some profits booked after their very solid run," ...

Big four banks missing out on customer wealth management

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
... lag in wealth management business is due to leakage to the SMSF sector and industry funds. "With superannuation being the major component of wealth management, the big banks are facing tough competition from the trend to self-managed super, industry ...