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Public pension deficit exceeds $1trn

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... advances in medical science mean that people are living much longer than pensions had planned for. Couple this with poor stock market returns and predictions of subdued growth throughout the world for years to come and it's clear that the developed world ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a positive lead from Wall Street and ahead of the release of the Reserve Bank of Australia's October board meeting minutes. At 0824 AEDT on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower after a mixed lead from the US where stocks gave up early gains on firm bank earnings and a rise in consumer confidence on Friday with worries about the new earnings season clouding optimism. At 0745 AEDT ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
The Australian market looks set to open slightly higher after a positive lead from overseas with markets shrugging off Standard & Poor's slashing Spain's credit rating and gaining added steam from a big drop in US jobs claims. At 0636 AEDT on Friday ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following losses on Wall Street with investors cautious after Alcoa said China's economic slowdown was hitting aluminum consumption and Chevron slashed its earnings outlook. At 0815 AEDT on Thursday, the ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
The Australian stock market has fallen with broad-based declines as investors offload securities in response to a weak global economic outlook. At 1216 AEDT on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 18.6 points, or 0.41 per cent, at 4,486.7 ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower, following falls on the US and European bourses after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut its forecasts for global economic growth. At 0814 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures ...

Aussie shares to rally within a year: Russell

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2012
... see opportunities in the local market, as has been the case all year. No managers surveyed believe the Australian stock market is overvalued, with the majority seeing the market as undervalued." The survey saw a significant decline in the attractiveness ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite falls on the US and European markets overnight. At 0821 AEDT on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was up six points at 4,485. In economic news on Tuesday, the National Australia ...

Trading mistake forces Indian exchange crash

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... incorrect orders, Dow Jones Newswires reported. This comes at a time when competition is set to intensify among India's stock market operators with the entry of the MCX Stock Exchange, which is set to start operations next month.