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Silk and Vilgan join govt council

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008
Treasurer Wayne Swan has boosted the superannuation industry's representation on the Financial Sector Advisory Council (FSAC) by appointing AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk and QSuper chief executive Rosemary Vilgan to the group. The group is ...

Tax offsets for fin advice

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2008
... prepared to provide tax offsets of up to two thirds of the cost of financial advice if they are serious about increasing Australians' access to these services, according to Mercer Wealth Solutions. Mercer's financial advice leader Scott Walters called ...

Markets down, national happiness in positive territory

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2008
Despite the increasing focus on economics and financial markets, Australians don't seem much happier now than they were before, reveals the latest Australian Unity Wellbeing Report. The index, which has been operating since 2001, measures the "subjective ...

Zurich's timely insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
... 15 years. According to Zurich head of life risk Andrew McKee: "By customising life insurance by the length of term, Australians now have the flexibility to design an insurance solution that meets their changing needs - backed by the certainty of premiums ...

Senate admits age pension falls short

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2008
A senate enquiry into the cost of living pressures on older Australians has confirmed what many pensioners already know - that the pension rate is not enough for day-to-day living costs. "Australians have endured cost of living increases over recent ...

Sherry overhauls award system

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2008
... and Corporate Law Nick Sherry is looking to modernise the country's award system, including superannuation, to boost Australians' financial safety nets. "The government believes workers should be protected in the workplace by a strong safety net which ...

Property before super: IPSOS

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
Despite all the government and industry initiatives to encourage Australians to save money through their super, new research shows many name property as their preferred retirement savings plan. Speaking at a CMFS conference in Brisbane yesterday, research ...

Consumer confidence plummets

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2008
... rates. The news is contained in the latest Sensis consumer report which measures confidence across a sample of 1500 Australians from all states and regional and metropolitan areas. The large drop in confidence is the biggest quarterly fall since Sensis ...

Household wealth breaks through $5 trillion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2008
... trillion compared to non-dwelling wealth totalling $1.7 trillion means super remains the predominant savings vehicle for Australians when saving via other means than investing in their family home. Conversely, dwellings accounting for two-thirds of all ...

Listed cos fail compliance test

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2008
... sensitive period, then it is simply common sense that they should publicly disclose reasons for it," said Mather. He said Australians would struggle to meet required notification commitments if the period was shortened. "There's a two day rule to notify ...