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Australia's retirement system the most sustainable in the world

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... retirement) are too high. "At the other end of the spectrum is Australia. Australia's two-tier system of lean public pensions and highly developed funded superannuation pensions means we are best prepared with respect to the potential future burden on ...

AMP Capital scores 1 billion euro Irish mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
... new infrastructure fund seeking up to 1 billion euro from global and Irish institutional investors, with the National Pensions Reserve Fund already committing 250 million euro as a cornerstone investor. Announced today, the Irish Infrastructure Trust ...

European DC Pension market to hit A$3.7tr by 2015

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... to enlarge their thinking accordingly," he said. This creates opportunities for fund managers not yet involved in the pensions market, possibly Australian product manufacturers which have been operating multi-management funds and pioneering development ...

Happily dreaming of the end

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011

SG High Court challenge lost

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011
... Commissioner, which stated, "the legislation is properly characterised as a law with respect of 'invalid and old-age pensions' and hence Part 8 of the SGAA is valid." "The superannuation guarantee charge was introduced to encourage employers to pay their ...

AIA Australia creates Asia role, new CEO

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
... of US$115,782 million as of May 31, it says on its website. Green will promote business including employee benefits, pensions and credit life, AIA said in a release. Green could not be reached for comment today because he was in Hong Kong on business. ...

UK pension liabilities bigger than the bank

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
... pension liabilities of 26.8 billion or 115% of its 23.3 billion market capitalisation, according to the August UK Bank Pensions report by Citi Investment Research & Analysis. Barclays came second with liabilities of 21.8 billion or 96% of its 22.8 billion ...

AMP Capital wins UK pension fund mandate

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2011

Govt provides reverse mortgage guarantees

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... structures that don't punish people for moving into care but protection, removing the negative outcomes when peoples pensions benefits and aged care system,' said Burwood. Shorten has called on older Australians and other interested stakeholders to comment ...

Rates rise in Italy while Cypriot pension funds withdraw cash

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... allocated as much as 60% of their capital to cash deposits with the majority in local banks, news reports said. Investment & Pensions Europe has reported that Cypriot pension funds have reduced their cash deposit allocations and are looking at alternative ...