Time for a clean sweep

Article Abstract:

The union-based industry super funds and the big fund managers have been successful in lobbying against legislated, compulsory disclosure of useful performance information. Members receive only a graph of a fund's performance vs the consumer price index (CPI), or inflation, in annual reports. A retirees' CPI should be developed because retirees spend differently from other population sectors.

Author: Clark, David
Publisher: Fairfax Business Publication
Publication Name: Personal Investor (Melbourne, Vic.)
Subject: Personal finance
ISSN: 0813-2992
Year: 2001
Personal Financial Mgmt, Pension, health, and welfare funds, Pension Funds & Benefit Plans, Pension Funds, Statistical Data Included, Planning, Personal finance, Reports, Retirement planning

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Home truths

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Australian home ownership has always been high by international standards. Cheapness of land, lenient tax treatment of the family home and the desire for capital gains from property price rises, is the three reasons for Australian high standard homes.

Author: Clark, David
Publisher: Fairfax Business Publication
Publication Name: Personal Investor (Melbourne, Vic.)
Subject: Personal finance
ISSN: 0813-2992
Year: 2000
Public Finance Activities, Product standards, safety, & recalls, Property Taxes, Capital Gains Taxes, Standards, Analysis, Capital gains tax, Property tax, Home ownership

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Forewarned is forearmed

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The significance of leading economic indicators for investors is examined.

Author: Clark, David
Publisher: Fairfax Business Publication
Publication Name: Personal Investor (Melbourne, Vic.)
Subject: Personal finance
ISSN: 0813-2992
Year: 2005
Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Usage, Economic aspects, Forecasts and trends, Measurement, Market trend/market analysis, Economic indicators, Investors, Review of past year, Business conditions

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