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Calendar says buy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
... gain up to 21.5%. US Treasuries rallied and the yield on short-term US government issued bills - the most sensitive to a default - came back down to more normal levels. Wall Street and the rest of the world are singing hallelujah in spite of the deal ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
... after Wall Street closed higher for a second straight session on rising optimism about a Washington deal to avert a debt default. At 0805 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was up 33 points at 5,262. In economic news on Monday ...

Sunsuper launches MySuper fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
... into lower risk assets as they approach retirement. From 1 January next year, it will be compulsory for employers to pay default superannuation contributions into only into an authorized MySuper product. While 79 funds have so far had their MySuper products ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
... cent) at 3,839.43. LONDON - European stock markets gained on expectations that US politicians would avoid a disastrous default just hours ahead of a deadline. Sentiment was rattled early in Wednesday's session as ratings agency Fitch placed the US on ...

Time to be fearful?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013
... financial markets remain nonchalant. As Bloomberg printed today, "Even with a deadline looming for the US to avoid a debt default, it's been a comparatively calm October for financial markets". "Daily swings in the S&P 500 (SPY) have averaged 0.78 percent ...

Unthinkable

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013
... that a eventually a deal would be reached for the thought of thinking otherwise is just unthinkable. Here are "7 debt-default doomsday scenarios" NBC News thought of: 1. Depression and unemployment 2. Dollar down, prices and rates up 3. Down go your ...

US shutdown slowing pension payments

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2013
The continuing US shutdown is beginning to slow pension payments, with fears growing some payments could stop. The US secretary for the Veterans Administration Benefits and Services, Eric Shinseki, appeared end last week before the Congress committee ...

MetLife poised to enter DLA market

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
... look at launching." However, he stressed that "support and scale is important", adding that take up in superannuation default and MySuper options would be "helpful". In these circumstances, he said MetLife "would launch a product." However, Arora stressed ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
... on international markets as traders reacted strongly to signs of a deal in Washington to avoid a dilapidating US debt default. At 0807 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was up 71 points at 5,204. No major economic news is ...

UK retirees have more debt

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2013
... off debt, reveals the Spring 2013 UK Aviva Real Retirement Report. "Despite the increasing tendency to work past the old Default Retirement Age of 65, it seems more people are dipping into their savings pots when they first enter retirement: a trend ...