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International actuaries have consensus on retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... correct what needs to be fixed and to improve what needs to work better," Pearson said. She said the Actuaries Institute was ready to assist the government and the Productivity Commission on further significant reforms such as development of the Comprehensive ...

Bowen draws red line on default fund choice

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
The Labor Party is ready to support most of the government's proposed measures outlined in the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) response, but changes to default fund choice are a red line. "There has to be a filter to protect the interests of those who ...

PROFILE: Blue Sky managing director Mark Sowerby

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
... from the mistakes of those that didn't finish at the first attempt. He even stipulated that everyone who helped get him ready for the swim, whether it was his trainer or his nutritionist, had to have swum the Channel themselves. "There's a path to success ...

FEATURE: Investing in a world on hold

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... yield levels. But these stocks won't do so well when rates go up." The age of divergence With the US and the United Kingdom ready to raise rates and the Eurozone and Japan still undertaking quantitative easing policies, volatility is set to increase ...

Australian Ethical awards $300,000 in grants

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
... homelessness," charity founder Claire Wearne said. "We are going to design a sustainable, financially sound hotel that will be ready. Australian Ethical Investment's grant of $20,000 will be instrumental in helping conduct the market testing necessary ...

YBR robo-advice to make Celebrity Apprentice debut

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
... usual price tag." "With a growing footprint of branches across the country being trained up as Guru Money Coaches, we are ready to push on the accelerator and launch it to the wider market," Bouris added. "Yellow Brick Road is a challenger brand and ...

Speculation springs eternal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
... come to pass. My reason: "A September lift could convey to the planet that the US is onto a sustainable recovery and is ready to become the engine of world growth once more." A reason echoed by OECD chief economist Catherine Mann six days later - I repeat ...

Lift Janet lift

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015
... spending and investment plans. A September lift could convey to the planet that the US is onto a sustainable recovery and is ready to become the engine of world growth once more. Inaction next week would only send speculators speculating on an October ...

Private equity shift keeping investors busy

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015
... on a month-to-month basis but if there is a big drawdown that's when you see that beta there." Five years ago QSuper was ready to undo its ties with private equity because it had low diversification, uncertain returns and "typically outrageous fees." ...

MySuper fees force super fund to exit high return strategy

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... property or emerging market space. "I don't want to suggest that this is ramping. But as MySuper products evolve and get ready for 2017 they're moving to passive -they're doing it right now- and moving out of these more active options, and that's going ...