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Separate wealth from income strategy: Merton

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
Thinking about a wealth goal for members isn't remotely the same as a member-specific income goal and strategy - which should be the next generation solution for securing retirement income. That's according to Nobel laureate in economics, Robert Merton ...

MySuper flipping ban passes lower house

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... from this sort of gouging," said Bandt. Bandt's move to effectively ban 'flipping' was applauded by Industry Super Network (ISN), an advocate body for the Industry superannuation sector. 'Flipping' is commonly used by bank-owned retail superannuation ...

Smarter lifecycle approach to staunch SMSF flow

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... assuming that everyone is at the same point when they're all 40 or 50 and have the same risk and return objectives, which isn't necessarily the case, but that stuff at the member level is hard and will take a long time." Thinking about how to move people ...

Marketing beyond gimmickry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
... world has already moved on. "After a decade of intense scrutiny, financial marketers are settling into the fact that Gen-Y isn't really all that different to other generations," wrote The Financial Brand in a client newsletter last week. "If you haven't ...

Untargeted tax subsidies inept

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
... share superannuation concessions with low income earners. "[But] the fact that we give a little bit to low income earners isn't an excuse to give a huge amount to high income earners," he told ABC Radio last week.

Untargeted tax subsidies inefficient

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
... share superannuation concessions with low income earners. "[But] the fact that we give a little bit to low income earners isn't an excuse to give a huge amount to high income earners," he told ABC Radio yesterday.

Bad news sells

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
... Manmohan Singh, is plans to build a spaceship headed for Mars (amid slowing growth in his country) is interesting news too, it isn't that - but something closer to earth. It's news that's right here at home: The Westpac/Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment ...

Vision Super issues shortfall liability notices

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
... schemes, the local government scheme is treated differently, so it has to be 100% fully funded at all times and that condition isn't the same condition that's placed on the State and Commonwealth government schemes. "It does put what we feel is an unreasonable ...

MySuper Bill could expose individual trustees to legal action

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
... Financial Services Council (FSC), The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and Industry Super Network (ISN) have flagged issues in the Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Obligations and Prudential Standards) Bill 2012. The ...

Maybe next month

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
... another round of speculation that the Fed will QE - maybe in September. It was the same for the ECB. As it turned out, hope isn't completely dashed, it was merely deferred... to September. To repeat, hope springs oh so eternal that even reports that ...