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... popular, reflects the reality that Australians are living longer and the age pension is a substantial and growing expenditure." - Matthew Burgess, director, Actuarial and Benefits Consulting, Russell Investments "People who do not qualify (or elect not ...

OneAnswer FUM fall 20 pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2009
... well contained after the firm placed an external recruitment freeze, restructured teams and lowered discretionary expenditure. Please note: a previous version of this article said "flows" had dropped in the first and third paragraph. That was not the ...

Budget deficit squeezes pension promises

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2009
The looming federal budget deficit tipped to exceed $50 billion accompanied by a blow-out in the government's borrowing requirement is threatening the Prime Minister's promise to boost age pensions in next month's budget. Following last year's budget ...

Lift retirement age, lower long term benefits: IMF

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2009
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said countries should consider lifting their retirement ages, raising pension fund contribution rates and containing age-related expenditures such as health costs. The irony however is that countries with largely ...

Market Wrap - Morning

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
... index was ten points lower at 3,317. In economic news, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) private new capital expenditure and expected expenditure data for the December quarter are due. The ABS also releases average weekly earnings for the November ...

Super and pensions under attack

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
It's still open season on Australia's retirement savings system as two more reports have been released attacking the social inequity of superannuation and age pension rules. The Australia Institute has released a research paper that argues superannuation ...

Africa wants slice of bail-out

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2009
Africa's leaders urge governments in the US, Europe and Asia to add an African component to their stimulus packages so the continent continues its economic turnaround after the GFC. "We call on rich countries to keep Africa in mind as they design programs ...

AUI trust posts solid returns, holds value

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
... properties re-valued in the past quarter and only one property recorded a "very small decrease" due to some capital expenditure. As such, demand for the property trust has been very positive. "We've had very strong inflows in the last six months, around ...

Shariah-compliant hedge funds hit the spot

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2009
... picture for oil prices, we believe plans by some emirates in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region to boost budget expenditure and run a budget deficit to better manage a scenario of global market recession may act as a catalyst for insulating, to ...

Pensions deficit hits US firms

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
... companies could be forced to prop up these plans with more cash contributions, which will affect each company's capital expenditure decisions, loan covenants and credit rating assessments, Mercer said. "Organisations that sponsor US pension plans currently ...