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Sparks fly at APRA statistics forum

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2008
... the management expense ratios of retail funds are only 0.8 per cent compared to the 0.7 per cent paid by industry funds. Debate then become electric as APRA came under heavy criticism regarding their "return on assets" figures, which they argue is a ...

Retail super weigh in on transparency debate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2008
Retail super fund providers are backing the introduction of a standardised super fund performance table, as proposed by the ISN, but on certain conditions. On Wednesday, Industry Super Network (ISN) executive manager, David Whiteley called for the Australian ...

Paid maternity leave must include super: AIST

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
... maternity leave scheme with superannuation would help compensate mothers for their lost superannuation. Their calls come as debate heats up around age pension adequacy. "Paid maternity without super is a bit like childbirth without nursing care," said ...

Population hits 21.2 million

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2008
Australia's population is now 21.2 million after growing 1.6 per cent in the year to December. During the year 285,000 people were born, 138,000 died, and a net 184,000 people moved to Australia. Natural population increases due to births less deaths ...

Super funds to offer FHSAs

... tax rate on earnings. While FHSAs are not directly linked to superannuation savings, the industry has participated in the debate on how FHSAs are offered as owning property is complementary to traditional retirement savings strategies. Among the findings ...

Emissions trading won't fix climate change: expert

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2008
... Australia's problem is that 90 per cent of electricity production in a State like NSW is generated burning coal. It means the debate in Australia is really about large-scale base load energy production. But Fell dismisses the criticism as short sighted ...

Pensioners power unplugged

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2008
... fiscal realities mean that while governments will attempt as far as possible to meet reasonable aged pension promises, the debate will slowly but surely turn away from what aged pensioners think they want to what they need and what is an affordable for ...

Carbon assets in valuation freefall

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2008
... value highlights how deeply our national focus on carbon reduction will impact the economy. The irony is the political debate around the sell-off was opposed along ideological lines even though the decision was driven by financial reality. The power ...

Debt trumps terrorism as top threat

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
... to several factors over the past few months including the change in Federal Government and perhaps a shifting of public debate to more domestic issues such as workforce participation and interest rates," said Andrew Barkla, Unisys Asia Pacific vice president ...

Finsia names new president

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
... chief executive, Martin Fahy said van Aanholt's role at Westpac placed him at the centre of the governance and industry debate regarding the role of regulation alongside industry driven professional standards. "Chris has been instrumental in the creation ...