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SG increase the key to global pension top spot

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
... increase in the preservation age so people cannot access their super until 62. "These sorts of developments will be essential to support Australia's ageing population with a strong, sustainable pension system." China, Japan and India rated lowest on ...

ASIC tightens advice advertising

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
... since becoming chairman. "Our number one priority is to ensure consumers and investors are confident and inform. It is essential to our system." Comments on the consultation paper and draft regulatory guide are due by October 25 2011.

Rainmaker unveils winners of the 2010 Marketing Excellence Awards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2010
... AustralianSuper's James Coyle who won Rainmaker Marketer of the Year (superannuation). Coyle said that teamwork was an essential ingredient to the success of their insurance campaign, which prompted 5 per cent of fund members to improve their insurance ...

Aussie shares beat property over the long term

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
Australian shares delivered higher returns, after costs and taxes, than residential property over the past two decades, a new report shows. The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) commissioned investment firm Russell Investments to measure the performance ...

Power to the people: Hermes

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
... engage with their portfolio companies, working to establish transparency and accountability. This active involvement is essential if we are to emerge from this crisis and avoid another one." HEOS is owned by the British Telecom Pension Scheme, is a well ...

Mariner to shed more light on restructure

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008
... months, it sold its substantial shareholding in Gryphon Minerals and Keybridge Capital. Last week, it offloaded its stake in media group Beyond International. "The Beyond stake was clearly a non-core asset for us and we're focusing on the core assets ...

Vanguard supports removal of News Corp

... Investments said it supported the removal of News Corp from the domestic Standard & Poor's share price indices saying the media giant was essentially a US company anyway and its removal from Australian indices was inevitable. Vanguard said in line with ...

New research shows implemented consultants struggle to outperform specialist managers

Implemented consultants have delivered mixed performances relative to other managers over the past five years, according to new research released today. The report, by industry consultants Counterpoint and Rainmaker Information, says implemented consultants ...

Financial planners get chance to turn tables on media

... Child said. However this opportunity does not reduce the need for caution in the selection process, child warned. "It is essential that consumer ask the right questions of financial planners and most importantly, understand the answers they are given," ...