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More room to slash super fees

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2009
... versus defined contribution (DC) plans. The key finding is that many funds are, for the most part, below or just above the magic number of "below 1 per cent" industry-wide fees, long advocated by the former super minister Nick Sherry (now the Assistant ...

The day after tomorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2009
Tomorrow is the inauguration of Mr. Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States. What does the day after tomorrow hold? Long before this event, the media had already been speculating on what First Lady-elect Michelle Obama would be wearing ...

Lay-by age pension to plug savings gap

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
... progressively defer 'pension age' in line with demographic shift and overseas trends. "The age 65 should no longer be the magic number...specially at a time when 45 is the new 25 or that 85 is the new 65," she said. But this doesn't necessarily mean ...

Rainy days

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2008
Australian equities remained in the doldrums in spite of the hopeful promise that came about with the changing of the guards at the White House. Senator Barack Obama's triumphant victory in the US Presidential election was welcomed with jubilation the ...

Retirement age must rise

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 APR 2008
... - to the nation but also to their standard of living as well. The extra few years of letting compound interest work its magic could add tens of thousands to their retirement next egg. Encouraging workers to stay in the workforce may be as simple as recognising ...

Scientific investing wins big

... adviser research group Financial Facts. Waked said the most common misconception about quant analysis is that it's one big magic black box when in fact the real driver behind BGI's returns are the people, the investments and processes they have built. ...

QIC introduces magical management software

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2007
QIC's global fixed interest team has scored an Australian first by agreeing to implement BlackRock Solutions' Aladdin integrated trading, portfolio management and risk reporting system before the end of 2007. Aladdin currently processes over $4.5 trillion ...

Starved infrastructure will bite into growth

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2007
Opposition Leader, Kevin Rudd, played the political magician last night by pulling some surprising economic and political rabbits out of the hat, but there's still no talk of feeding our starved infrastructure any time soon. If anyone was wondering ...

FUM surges to $1.4 trillion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2007
... impressive 18.1 per cent. "The wholesale market experienced stellar growth during the quarter, reaching beyond the $1 trillion magic figure, 18.3 per cent for the year. Behind the shadow of its counterpart, the retail market increased slightly slower ...

QSuper hits $20b in quick time

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2006
QSuper has hit the magic $20 billion mark for funds under management, putting on the last $5 billion in just the last 17 months. Just 17 months after the fund celebrated 15 years of operation and $15 billion in fund for its 450,000 members, QSuper executive ...