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Polarisation of super dubbed "shocking" by UK manager

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... Australian' system with active opt-out, the division within Australian superannuation was a point of contention. "In a population of 23 million people to have nearly half a million self-managed super accounts is jaw-dropping," McFarlane said. "I can't ...

40% of super funds gone by 2020:CoreData

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... space, because the proportion of Australians aged over 60 will increase to 24% by 2030, from 20% today. 28% of the population will be aged over 60 by 2050. Kristen Turnbull, head of advice, wealth and super at CoreData, said the research suggested that ...

Retiree living costs match CPI

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
... pensioners having a different mix of normal expenditure. For example, they spend a higher proportion (compared to the CPI population) of their income on fruit and vegetables, which rose this quarter, though this was offset by a higher weight for pharmaceutical ...

NGS Super moves into Qld, WA

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
NGS Super will increase its presence in Queensland and Western Australia, with two new business development managers hired to help drive the expansion. The fund is positioning itself to grow so it can achieve the size and economy of scale necessary ...

Cross-border super collaboration on way

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... pension funds keen to learn from the success of the Australian super system amid the issues arising from an ageing population. "The establishment of China's pension insurance system started late and needs to learn [from the] advanced experience and methods ...

Gen Y's more financially independent

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
... directly contradict this expectation and are of real concern in an environment where housing values are slipping and our population is ageing," she said. Amor said that it's never too late to counter these trends. "One way to make an immediate positive ...

Indonesia woos infra investment

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
... chairman of Indonesia's National Economic Committee, however, recently told a Credit Suisse forum that with Indonesia's population and resources it could grow between 8 and 10% annually, putting it on par with major emerging markets like Brazil, Russia ...

Philanthropy needs simpler support: Perpetual Private

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
... donors were overly generous and unfair. Osborne's argument is the cost of the exemption is borne by the rest of the population in the form of higher taxes. Britain is not alone in re-assessing incentives with the Obama administration also questioning ...

UHNW take $720bn hit in 2011

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
... the overall wealth whereas the $1 million to $5 million bracket of millionaires, although they account for 90% of the population of millionaires, hold just 65% of the wealth," said van den Biezenbos. There was also a discernible shift in the HNW bracket ...

As many smartphones as people

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
Half the Australian population is now using smartphones, a shift that is expected to ratchet up pressure on superannuation funds and wealth managers to use the emerging channel to communicate with members and distribute information. Market research ...