It’s a common question – Is the Age Pension enough to live on in retirement? As is so often the case, the answer is: ‘it depends’. It depends primarily on two things – your level of spending, and the amount of age pension that you are entitled to. ASFA (The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia) produces […]
Read MoreFracking to commence in Kimberley: are you supporting this?
The ABC reports today that State Government will allow Buru Energy to frack for gas in Western Australia’s north without an Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) assessment. Perth-based Buru Energy wants to use hydraulic fracturing stimulation at four existing wells along its Laurel Formation prospect in the Kimberley. Details here: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-06-17/state-government-will-allow-buru-energy-to-frack-in-kimberley/5531112 Buru’s website: www.buruenergy.com This is […]
Read MoreChasing Ice Movie Screening – Busselton
Come to our ‘Chasing Ice’ Movie Screening: Wed 18th June 2014, 6.30pm for a 6.45pm start – $5 donation at the door! at the Busselton-Dunsborough Environment Centre Inc Ground Floor, Community Resource Centre, 21 Cammilleri Street, Busselton Chasing Ice – Official Trailer The film follows photographer James Balog, who founded the Extreme Ice Survey, the most wide-ranging […]
Read MoreChasing Ice Movie Screening – Dunsborough
Come to our ‘Chasing Ice’ Movie Screening: Tues 17th June 2014, 6.30pm for a 6.45pm start – $5 donation at the door! at The Pour House, 28 Dunn Bay Road, Dunsborough (upstairs @ the lawn bar) http://pourhouse.com.au/ Chasing Ice – Official Trailer The film follows photographer James Balog, who founded the Extreme Ice Survey, the most wide-ranging […]
Read MoreGetting Financial Advice – Buyer Beware!
Questions raised about ‘systemic bias towards in-house products’ at institutional licensees (in CBA Bank and AMP). As Aleks Vickovich (ifa.com.au) reports, whistleblowers have been lifting the lid on sales incentives in the current Senate inquiry. JustInvest is a family business, licensed via Sentry Financial Services (not a bank). We own our business, so we don’t get bonuses based on […]
Read More$600k plus pay packets for ‘Not for Profit’ Industry Super fund CEOs…Compare The Pair!
Once again we’re getting bombarded with advertising from industry super funds. How do they pay for advertising if all profits go to members? Of course, we’re told that this advertising serves ‘to benefit members’. But what about CEO & Executive pay packets – do they benefit members too? AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk received $564,456 […]
Read MoreFelix Stephen & Wine Tasting Mon 17th Feb
We would like to invite you to a briefing by Felix Stephen – the highly respected Manager of Investment Strategy and Research at Advance/BT. Felix is a Sydney based Economist who will give his thoughts on the market for this year and beyond. We would like to extend an invitation to our clients to attend […]
Read MoreInvestor concern drives fossil fuel divestment research
Interesting options for dealing with fossil fuel investments….report from Ross Kendall at www.ethicalinvestor.com.au The portfolio risk from stranded, or rapidly depreciating, fossil fuel-based assets is the big question for the year according to Michael Salvatico MSCI ESG resercher, and the basis of an updated paper comparing the cost of different investment responses.MSCI’s ESG issue brief […]
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