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BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
By now many of you, fellow Australians, would have had enough of the commentaries, in-depth analyses, finger-pointing, spins, recriminations, soul searching, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera that preceded and followed last Saturday's Australian elections. ...

Hybrid banking account wins $1bn super

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2010
... savings account-and-super product has turned into a billion-dollar success, proving there is a way to get everyday Australians involved with their super. BT Super for Life has nearly doubled its funds under management from $500 million last October to ...

Retirees using super for lifestyle, not income streams

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2010
... needs. Dr Vidler said this confirms a policy mismatch as while government is trying to design incentives to keep older Australians in the workforce, many retirees are reporting they were pushed into retiring earlier than they would have liked because ...

Lite Super website pulled down

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
... fund. The reasoning provided behind the advent of Lite Super was St Andrew's research that stated that 72 per cent of Australians don't have a financial adviser and that 16 per cent of investors say their finances are not complex enough to warrant one. ...

HOSTPLUS hires AustralianSuper comms consultant

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
HOSTPLUS has appointed former AustralianSuper senior communications consultant, Michelle Brown, as national marketing programs manager. Brown joins HOSTPLUS after almost 20 years of marketing experience in the financial services arena and specialist ...

Election campaign ignores seniors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
The election campaign has bypassed too many key issues important to older Australians, according interests groups that aim to represent the segment. Speaking outside parliament House in Canberra this morning, largely deserted as most politicians are ...

Rainmaker unveils 2010 award nominees

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
The 16th Rainmaker Marketing Symposium is to be held within weeks and will see the gathering of leading minds across the financial industry, and will feature an awards night to recognise the best in financial services marketing. Professionals from all ...

Govt is longevity insurer of last resort

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2010
... policy standpoint. However, he believes it's not solely the Government's responsibility to provide annuity solutions to Australians. "The Government, in reality, is the longevity insurer of last resort. "[Retirement security] touches on adequacy but ...

The trillion dollar election question

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2010
... industry is the same size as the country's GDP - but the fact that it's not high on people's agenda means input from Australians will be muted. The result is an uncertain future for super on which direction the industry will take, he said. For AustralianSuper ...

Gillard Govt to tighten reverse mortgages rules

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2010
... mortgages. Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Federal Labor recognises that special protections are needed for older Australians who are using equity in their homes to gain access to credit. As part of its agenda, the government intends to extend protection ...