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Fix contributions, then worry about fees: Keating

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
Getting super contributions up to 15 per cent and pushing retirees to income streams is more important than fixing fees and administrative efficiencies, said superannuation's political architect and former Prime Minister, Paul Keating. "You can fluff ...

Contribs tax for women under review

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2008
... below this amount. According to HESTA's annual member survey last year, 51 per cent of of those surveyed work part-time. "We worry about women who are earning less than that threshold, the intent of this [relic] rule is no longer relevant," said Andrews. ...

Back testing not enough

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2008
Historical back-testing can only get you so far - it's time to free investment managers to do what they do best when it comes to harvesting better returns. Brian Parker, investment strategist at MLC Investment Management, said the overriding aim of ...

Moment of truth

CAMERON BOGGS  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008
Many super fund members are ignorant, indifferent or in denial about how their super funds are performing, despite widespread reports about the market slump. Industry experts gathered at last week's Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) ...

Super savings on track

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2008
... that it makes good financial sense to invest for the long term and not react to daily market movements," he added. A bigger worry for superannuation savers however is the potential impact of rising inflation, particularly if the Reserve Bank was to take ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
The Australian share market had declined about one per cent as of noon after data showing accelerating inflation in the US hurt Wall Street and industrial metals mostly fell overnight, causing the miners to slide. Insurance Australia Group (IAG) led ...

Carbon assets in valuation freefall

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2008
... signs of the real price tag Australia is paying for not yet seriously supporting alternative energy production. The only worry now is who would want such badly performing power station assets.

ATO warns on super loans

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
... superannuation benefits." The ATO also said it would be concerned if interest on a super loan was capitalised. One issue that will worry lenders relates to personal guarantees. Several lenders with products in the market, including Westpac and Seiza ...

That's life, four pillars to stay forever

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
... consumers and to the government how all this works rather than complain to us that they feel so persecuted. An even bigger worry however is that Stevens then said that Australian banks are well insulated from the US sub-prime crises and everything downunder ...

Time to get radical: IMF

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
In September when the sub-prime mess began unfolding, the big worry was whether it would spill over to the real economy. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) thinks this may now be happening and has taken the problem to a whole new level requiring ...