Ten handy uses for the APRA200 performance list
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released its latest report on the performance of Australia’s largest 200 superannuation funds spanning the years 2004 through to 2010. The APRA report also provides the average returns for the largest 200 super funds over a 5-year period, and over a 7-year period to June 2010.
Six dangers when seeking super fund advice
I have been writing about, or working in or on the sidelines of the financial services industry for 20-odd years and the regulator and the advising industry are only now, in 2011, really grappling with how consumers make investment decisions and the influential role that advisers and financial organisations hold in distributing investment products.
THE SOAPBOX: Trish’s four lessons from the GFC (Grab-For-Cash)
I was holidaying in Europe when the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) officially hit in October 2008 (although investment markets had been falling dramatically since December 2007). The impact of the GFC saw the United Kingdom bail out its major banks. [...]
Frustrated with frozen investments
Q: I’m writing to see if you have any view on the fact that Colonial have frozen the Income funds belonging to a SMSF, and I have no idea when the suspension on redemptions will be lifted. Since the freeze [...]
Baby boomers delay retirement, retirees return to work
In case you needed further proof of the impact of the global financial crisis (GFC), a recent survey titled Self Funded Retirees has found that retirees have been hit hard by the extended market downturn, while many baby boomers planning [...]
Retirement: making the right super investments for your age
A superannuation fund is an investment vehicle, rather than an investment. Many fund members, journalists and even investment analysts are confused about this distinction. For example, asking whether property or super is the better investment is the wrong question. The [...]
