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Baby boomers set to live it up in retirement: CommBank

HAMISH MADDEN | THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2006

... lifestyle. The survey is welcome optimism after a March Citibank survey revealed that 19 per cent of semi or fully retired Australians had no retirement savings and 44 per cent regretted not planning for retirement sooner. General manager of Commonwealth ...

Russell reinforces retirement services

HAMISH MADDEN | WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2006

... Heather Dawson, managing director, retirement services, said the appointment reflected Russell's focus on helping Australians plan for and manage their retirement. "As part of our global efforts working with pension and superannuation funds around the ...

Independence pays for Frontier

Frontier Consulting will hire at least five more staff this year after winning the largest superannuation asset consulting contract in the country, with $28 billion State Super, thanks to its 'independent advice' business model. Frontier's managing ...

Electronic banking still lacks traction among over 55s: Commbank

WWW.THESHEET.COM | THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2006

... to promote electronic transactions among wealth management customers, slow take-up of electronic banking by older Australians suggests it still has a long way to go to really gain traction. Michael Cameron, Commonwealth Bank's head of retail banking ...

Intrinsic finds value in Islamic investing

... the country do not offer products that are Shariah-compliant. "The compulsory superannuation regime forces Muslim Australians into investments that do not meet their requirements." While Islamic investing barely gets a mention in the local market, the ...

Boomer Budget bonanza

ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2006

... delighted," said ASFA chief executive Philippa Smith. "We welcome the package of personal tax measures which give Australians greater opportunities to save for their retirement," added Richard Gilbert, chief executive of IFSA. "The ABA looks forward ...

More Australians feel financially secure

... surveys on the nation's chronic savings gap, the latest ipac Financial Security Report has found that 62.1 per cent of Australians are feeling financially secure, an improvement from the 43.5 per cent figure in 2005. Ipac's chief executive officer Peeyush ...

1 in 4 Australians have more than one super fund: ICAA

... Australian adults hold multiple super funds. The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA) surveyed 1,200 Australians last month seeking to discover the real impact of the super choice legislation and whether people have taken advantage ...

Labor launches 6-point super plan

KATE HAGE | TUESDAY, 11 APR 2006

... Assistant Treasurer Peter Dutton. "Labor has missed out on the real issue - providing incentives to enable individual Australians to save for the sort of retirement they desire," he said. Given that the Beazley plan is really about finetuning around ...

TOWER to tower after PrefSure merger

... cover," he said. Crucially, TOWER has launched an insurance cover suited to part-time employees. "40 per cent of working Australians work less than 20 hours a day but there hasn't really been a product suited to their needs." All of the new initiatives ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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