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Thank you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
... inflation is coming down, they could have been having baked beans or can soup instead of turkey for Thanksgiving dinner. Australians too have plenty to be thankful. Thank you that the Reserve Bank of Australia has acted swiftly and aggressively to counter ...

ATO launches auditor software

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2008
... Pearce, shadow minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, said specialist auditors would assist Australians make the most out of their retirement savings and commended SPAA's auditor initiative. "Accreditation through a professional ...

Advisors more important than ever: Sherry

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
... of advisors into the limelight - highlighting their roles in safeguarding the wealth and superannuation savings of Australians, according to the Minister for superannuation and corporate law, Senator Nick Sherry. Speaking at the Financial Planning Association ...

Baby boomers hold retirement plans

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
... lifetime. The results of the survey are broadly similar to an AXA Australia survey that found more than 50 per cent of Australians are prepared to pay a small fee to protect their superannuation and remain invested in the stock market. Milliman interviewed ...

Don't worry, be happy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2008
... Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Glenn Stevens will be remembered by, it could be his rational warning to Australians. In a speech before a function sponsored by the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA), Stevens admitted that ...

New chair for ASFA

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has appointed Greg Healy, director of AMP Corporate Superannuation, as the new Chair of the Board. Healy has been elected to succeed Rosemary Vilgan. Healy was previously Chair of the ASFA Admin and ...

Four in five happy with their super: ASFA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
The global financial crisis prompted only 13 per cent of Australians to change the way they save for their retirement and a majority 80 per cent are happy with the performance of their super fund, a new industry survey shows. The findings were from ...

Mass modular advice to boost savings

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
Super funds can help millions of working Australians boost their retirement savings through "mass advice", a new advice service that can be delivered in 15 to 40 minutes without falling foul of ASIC regulation. ASFA research released last year shows ...

HNW shell shocked about nest eggs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
A Fujitsu survey found high net wealth Australians are seven times more concerned now about their retirement savings than they were a few months ago as equity markets continue to crack their nest eggs. Martin North, Fujitsu managing director of consulting ...

New dynamics, new realities: ASFA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
... source a good portion of their labour force from these third world regions. "Thirty or 50 years from now, majority of Australians will take their origins from countries other than the UK, Scotland and other European countries." And these Australians ...