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Seniors vote against Westpoint

... chief executive, Michael O'Neill. "To provide individual advice, National Seniors wants a 'one-stop-shop' for older Australians that provides information on investment options to help them improve their financial stability," he said. The association ...

Village People

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2007
... countries, there would seem to be a massive amount of untapped opportunities in the Australian market. Of these 108,000 Australians, just 3.5 per cent live in retirement villages. The remainder live in age restricted communities for the over 55's. In ...

2007 Rainmaker SelectingSuper Awards winners

The 2007 Rainmaker SelectingSuper Awards ceremony held in Sydney this morning highlighted the year that was in superannuation, where the best and finest tussled for the top gong. In its second year running, Rainmaker has expanded the award categories ...

Deck the halls with interest rate hikes

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2007
... consumer demand still on the rise across the economy in September and throughout the third quarter. September saw Australians on a 19.9 billion dollar shopping spree with retail sales rising at a monthly trend rate of 0.7 per cent per month and up in ...

Cbus appoints new chief

Cbus has appointed a new chief executive to replace Sandy Grant, who is retiring early next year. Grant's successor is David Atkin, who was most recently the chief executive of ESSSuper, the $19 billion Victorian public sector fund. Prior to ESSSuper ...

Super veterans accept Industry Service Awards

... awards. Colley, Grant and Healy receive the special awards for their outstanding commitment and dedication to helping Australians save for their retirement. "While there are lots of awards for organisations, Rainmaker believes there aren't enough to ...

Equities without borders

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2007
... at things." He said with over 65 per cent of the average Australian equities portfolio in financials and materials, Australians needed to diversify. "Our philosophy would be 'Don't run with the herd'," he said.

That four-letter word

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2007
... These findings come on top of the recent Galaxy Research Australian Debt Survey September 2007 that found four in five Australians are worried about their ability to pay their debts in the next 12 months. Of these people, 51 per cent were concerned about ...

AMP reports bullish quarter

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2007
... free for people over the age of 60, means that superannuation will remain the preferred long term savings vehicle for Australians," he said. AMP also expects a strong finish to the year and bullish start to the new calendar year, with new mandates of ...

Vanguard arms investors with Plain Talk

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2007
... throughout the guides is trying to time the markets for the 'best' time to invest is very difficult," he said. "Given Australians now invest over $1.2 trillion in managed funds, we felt it essential investors understand the different types of managed ...