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Retirement income is not one-size-fits-all

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... typical Australian retiree with a lower super balance," Garcia said. "We need a reality check on post-retirement - there is a huge gap between the amount of super most people have and what the market wants them to have." The federal government is soon ...

Asia: Between fortune and fate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... Asia Fund has a 15% allocation to India and two of its top ten positions are with Indian stocks. "Unlike China, it is not a huge issue to access the Indian stock market," Clifford says. However, Platinum has been careful to avoid the latest India frenzy. ...

QSuper announces new chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... Superannuation Commission. Pennisi said he was aware that many members rely on QSuper as their largest financial asset. "This is a huge responsibility and one which drives us as a fund to continue to deliver the best possible products, services and advice ...

New Calastone service automates distribution processing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015
... stressful time for the industry. At a time when cost pressures are very high, automating and streamlining this process offers huge benefits in redirecting these resources into higher-value work." The service has already been adopted by investment platform ...

Five minutes of commodity sunshine?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
... reversal of the trend decline in commodity prices doesn't look like it would happen anytime soon. For sure, a surprisingly huge stimulus from China could turn the tide on commodity pricing. But commodity pricing also depends on the US dollar - it has ...

Older workers are the future

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
There is a huge opportunity for the financial services sector to seize on the opportunity posed by the country's ageing demographics story, according to Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bernie Ripoll. The Member for Oxley highlighted ...

Tasplan and RBF to merge

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
... Wayne Davy anticipates an extremely positive future for super in Tasmania. "The RBF Tasmanian Accumulation Scheme merger is a huge step for Tasplan and for the state," he says. "Until we progress the merger, we won't know exactly what the merged fund ...

ANZ addressing women's financial futures

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015
... Management program, regional women will have access to expert financial education free of charge and without having to travel huge distances. It is being run by not-for-profit financial wellbeing social enterprise 10thousandgirl, with support from various ...

China impossible to ignore for asset managers

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... flowing out towards countries like Australia." Head of fixed income at Aberdeen Asset Management, Nick Bishop, said China's huge amount of savings could have a colossal effect on real assets globally. "Don't discount the ability of Chinese capital flows ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... jumped 3.51 per cent, or 134.18 points, to 3,957.35 - the index has now risen for two straight weeks, clawing back some of the huge losses suffered in just under a month after hitting a June 12 peak. However, it is still down more than 23 per cent. Hong ...