Navel-gazing into a rather rosy future

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Investment managers are studying their industry's trends to determine the best strategy for future growth. An aging population in industrialized countries indicates a potentially huge superannuation market, spurring increased mergers as firms seek a larger market share through size. Australia's superannuation value is expected to hit more than A$600 billion by 2002.

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Time running out for choosing a good strategy

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Employers should use the Australian government's reprieve in launching a superannuation choice-of-fund mandate by selecting programs that limit their liability. One possible strategy is to incorporate a fund agreement into the workplace agreement, placing the responsibility for obtaining fund information on the employee instead of the employer.

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Amish capitalists make the most of Mammon

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A rising population has forced the Amish to move from agricultural sustainment to capitalism. Originally bound by religious tenets to forego modern conveniences, the Amish now use car travel, electricity and mobile phones. Some 7% of Amish cottage industries brought in more than $1 million in 1995, driven by the order's traditional work ethic.

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