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CBUS chief joins ASFA board

ASFA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2010
David Atkin, chief executive of CBUS, has been appointed as an industry funds representative to ASFA's board of directors. Atkin will join the noard immediately. He succeeds Ian Silk, chief executive of AustralianSuper, who has decided to step down ...

Hillross chief moves to Centric Wealth

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
... growing businesses were key reasons for his appointment. "Our challenge is to deliver that [advice] service to many more Australians who may not know us yet," he said. An AMP spokesperson said the company is conducting an internal and external search ...

RBA mixes its game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2010
... right there. Some in the media printed that we have Westpac to thank for yesterday's decision. Thank for what? That Australians started paying 0.25 per cent more on their debts starting in December rather than February? But don't' worry. You'll still ...

IGR signals tax and health reform

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... concessions are targeted. Other measures already mooted by the Government are to promote employment participation by older Australians, national productivity growth targets of 1.6 per cent, and a removal of the retirement age. "Many will choose to leave ...

Retirement savings shortfall worsens: IFSA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
... according to new research commissioned by IFSA. The latest research by IFSA undertaken by Rice Warner Actuaries showed Australians face a massive savings shortfall that would see the majority of Australians struggling to maintain their quality of life ...

Super worries plague Aussies worst

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
Superannuation is the number cause of financial worries among Australians, but many are choosing newspapers over advisers for information when making financial decisions, new CoreData figures show. CoreData surveyed 4,000 Australians and found that ...

Retirement savings gap to reshape Aussie workforce

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2010
Inadequate retirement savings will force more Australians to work past the average retirement age of 60, creating new challenges for planners when mapping out the right financial plan. According to a survey of more 1,200 people last October, a high ...

Tax breaks no enough: seniors

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2010
... However, he warned that a more comprehensive package of measures is necessary to improve the participation by older Australians. "Other moves that are needed include providing employers with incentives to retain and hire older workers and providing targeted ...

Rohan heads AustralianSuper account

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2010
TOWER Australia has appointed Paul Rohan as the head of the AustralianSuper Insurance Account. Rohan will be working with AustralianSuper to bring Tower's insurance arrangements to fund members. He has experience working with industry funds, master ...

AustralianSuper overhauls SRI mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
AustralianSuper has redefined its $270 million socially responsible investment (SRI) mandate with Perpetual Investments from a strict exclusion approach to a broader best-of-sector strategy. The changes, which occurred this month, mean AustralianSuper's ...