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AMP reduces North Guarantee fees

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2014
... investment gains at a lower price. The announcement comes after superannuation fees came under scrutiny in a report by the Grattan Institute, which found Australians were paying more on superannuation fees than most of their international counterparts. ...

David Murray gives first insight into FSI

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014
... liabilities," which in turn would improve capital formation and help the system become more cost-effective. "I note the recent Grattan Institute Report suggesting ours may not be," he added. Murray acknowledged that many submissions stressed that "our ...

Industry responds to super fees study

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
Superannuation industry bodies have responded to the Grattan Institute's report on super fees, arguing that fundamental change is not necessary. Tom Garcia, chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), said that the ...

Kinetic Super to reduce admin fees

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
... its 330,000 plus members". The news that the fund will reduce its fees comes just after the release of a report by the Grattan Institute, which criticises the high fees Australian super funds charge compared to their international counterparts.

Bring in Chilean-style super tender process: Grattan Institute

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
... government should get involved in picking default superannuation funds in order to increase competition and bring down fees, a Grattan Institute report has argued. The report, entitled 'Super sting: how to stop Australians paying too much for superannuation' ...

Next government to reconsider super taxes: Grattan Inst

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
... to the Rudd-Gillard and Howard governments, and this will inevitably force a review of superannuation taxes, argued the Grattan Institute yesterday. Grattan Institute chief executive, John Daley, told the Australian Superannuation Funds of Australia ...

RBA to raise rates in Wayne's world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
... December of the same year and prepared us, Australians all, for a small deficit....and just over a fortnight ago, the Grattan Institute released a report predicting that Australian "federal and state budgets will generate yearly combined deficits of ...

PM rejects lifting retirement age to 70

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
... force participation for women and older people is seen as one the best approaches to boosting productivity and GDP. The Grattan Institute today released a report 'Game Changers: Economic Reform Priorities for Australia' that explored 25 major economic ...

Stocks in freefall on recession fears, banks cut mortgage rates

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... underlying fundamentals of the US economy rather than extra liquidity." Economist Saul Eslake, program director at the Grattan Institute said neither governments nor central banks now had the means to respond in textbook fashion to the market rout. "If ...

Markets crash as recession fears hit

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... while in Germany the DAX finished down 225.83 points or 3.4% at 6414.76. Economist Saul Eslake, program director at the Grattan Institute, said the falls were sparked by fears of an increasing risk of a second recession in Europe and the US. Eslake said ...