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CalPERS chief executive retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016
... overnight that Stausboll will leave the system after more than seven years at the helm. In a statement Stausboll said she was ready to explore the next chapter of her life and leaves CalPERS "well positioned to provide retirement and health security ...

CBA innovation hubs go global

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016
... launching the billion-dollar National Innovation and Science Agenda last December, the Australian government indicated it's ready to encourage an ideas boom. "We welcome the launch of the Commonwealth Bank Innovation Lab in Hong Kong, which is a demonstration ...

Asteron creates LIF-ready adviser commissions

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016
Asteron Life has announced a new selection of adviser commission options for its life insurance products. The new options are customised commission rates, new hybrid rates or wholesale rates for fee-for-service models. The customised rate includes a ...

AFA winner highlights retirement fears

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
... president Barry LaValley to understand how to better outline and plan retirees' goals. They wrote a book, 'So You Think You Are Ready To Retire?' in the process. "This is a new phenomenon we're working with," Reed continued. "If you think about it, two ...

The Fed's done it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
... embarked on is so uncertain. If the Fed's doves are right, we may soon be coming back down to zero rates. The hawks are ready for a longer flight." Read the full article here: http://www.economist.com/news/21684225-economys-reaction-feds-rate-rise-hard-predict-federal ...

SMSF capability added to BT Panorama

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
BT is ready with the first phase of its new SMSF offering, which offers access to all the investments on the BT Panorama platform. Launching in early 2016, the new solution allows advisers, accountants and their clients to collaborate on the establishment ...

Super fund chief in Paris for climate talks

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
... it has done since the 1990s. Put those three blocs together and you've got a good percentage of the world, in principal, ready to sign up." Pegan said post-Paris will be most important as nations and investors react. He said the Chinese have called for ...

FEATURE: The great race to invest

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
... property. An awareness of how local and international events will affect the Australian dollar can also help investors get ready for tougher market conditions. "Diversification inoculates a super fund against downside performance. People need to think ...

Life Insurance Framework fear fading

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
... prevailing sentiment at the 2015 AFA National Adviser Conference in Cairns was that change is inevitable and most advisers are ready to adapt. Speaking at the conference, Fox said that "the majority of advisers will be able to adapt their gameplan," ...

Australian politics spooks foreign infra investors

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... Queensland's asset sales has clearly spooked many investors," Lyon said. Half of the survey's respondents said they were ready to invest more than $1 billion in any one project, with 36% saying they were ready to invest more than $2 billion. Investors ...