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Irish pensions suffer 25pc loss

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
... damage to the retirement prospects of pension scheme members," added Jerry Moriarty, director of policy, IAPF. Unsurprisingly, equities suffered significantly under the stress of the GFC. At the end of last year, equities accounted for just 47.8 per ...

Calls to cut super contribs fails to get traction

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
... trade-off that as soon as the economy recovers, compulsory contributions progressively increase to 12 per cent. Unsurprisingly, superannuation interest groups have rejected the proposal, though interestingly, not its economic argument. "At a time when ...

Smaller funds to plateau

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
... threshold are expected to wither off until the industry consists of between 50 to 100 players in the next five years. Unsurprisingly super funds, particularly corporate funds in the $100 to $200 million bracket, are increasingly vulnerable to consolidation ...

Earnings power peaks from age 35

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2008
... women it peaks ten years earlier, reveals the ABS. The mean weekly earnings of employees in their main job was unsurprisingly higher for men than for women in every age group with the greatest difference being in the 45-54 year age group. The $28,000 ...

Volatility hits 5-year high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008
... US equities managers remain bearish compared to one-third that are neutral and only 14 per cent that are upbeat. Unsurprisingly - in light of statements by the US Fed and IMF - VanMac said 50 per cent of managers continue to expect the USD to keep sliding. ...

Conflicting rate calls

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
... the Royal Bank of Scotland to signal that manufacturing has slipped into its first recession in over six years. Unsurprisingly, recent surveys show German business confidence at its lowest in two years, while investor confidence fell to its lowest ebb ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2007
... was 15 points lower to 6807 on a volume of 10,433 contracts. CMC Markets dealer Matt Wacher said the market had, unsurprisingly, slackened pace after yesterday's record high. "We're seeing a little bit of weakness across the board - banks, energy stocks ...

Members need help comparing funds: Newspoll

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2007
... performance with that of other funds. Only 27 per cent claimed to have conducted a proper annual performance comparison. Unsurprisingly, the survey found almost everyone checked their balance, but the public focus on fees now means that 75 per cent of ...

Rich get richer

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
... Spain and gain entry into the global top 10 for the first time, with 15,000 new members of the high wealth club. Unsurprisingly, the US, Japan and Europe are still home to the greatest numbers of wealthy people. Ultra high wealth individuals notably ...

Most finance executives support ESG reporting

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
... cent also agreed that Product Disclosure Statements should describe how investment products treat these issues. Unsurprisingly, a huge majority - 93 per cent - agreed industry associations should provide education to their members about how to factor ...