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Australia leads in global median wealth

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... of global wealth holders, Australia accounts for 3.4% of this group, despite having just 0.4% of the world's adult population.

Super debate flawed: ASFA

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
... report titled Equity in Superannuation - The Real Issues, ASFA said it refocuses the debate on the vast majority of the population with little in retirement savings. "A successful retirement system has broad coverage: This means public policy must be ...

Retirement adequacy hits post-GFC low: AMP

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... Partner Chris Richardson said the research shows the impact on future Governments that the combination of an ageing population and a drop in overall superannuation contributions may have.

Australian super funds, world's third best

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... The OECD Pension Markets in Focus report also noted that these top five performers are among the smallest nations by population in the OECD. Netherland and Iceland were also found to have pension systems that relative to their GDPs are the biggest in ...

Water an alternative with yield

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
... which is inherently limited. World Bank estimates predict that demand for food will rise 50% by 2030, pushed up by population growth, rising affluence and changing diets. Food prices globally in July this year were up 6% on 2011, as shown by the World ...

J.P. Morgan buys into online shopping

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
... be used to further expand the e-tailer's presence in the region and target the growing young middle-class within a population of more than 600 million people.

Farm land a viable alternative

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
Farm land as an alternative investment can be a good way to diversify portfolios, said Nicole Connolly, director of Alternative Investments, Russell Investments Australasia. It is an investment that is exposed to favorable secular drivers, but requires ...

Remove insurance from super: Cassidy

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
... product that is an ancillary benefit," Cassidy said. A national scheme would offer fairer benefits for the working population with standardisation of Total Permanent Disability (TPD) definition and consistent conditions and assessments for occupations ...

It's still the hole, stups

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012

Sun setting on the Land of the Rising Sun

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012