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Risks are overstated: AUI

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... and these could be sources of opportunity for investors. "The current valuations on some sectors can't all be borne out. Safe haven stocks are defying gravity while financial stocks are implying GFC-type scenarios. This valuation mismatch cannot be sustained." ...

Who spooked the greenback?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... landing in China, low inflation/deflation risk, geo-political instability, Brexit, you name it we have it. Any or all leads to safe-haven US dollar buying - that was "extrapolated" to keep on rising on expectations that the Fed would continue to raise ...

Advisers recommending imputation bonds to sidestep will worries

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
Advisers are increasingly recommending that retiree clients use imputation bonds to safely deliver bequests to beneficiaries, according to Austock Life head of IFA product and relationships Richard Atkinson. Imputation bonds differ to traditional entitlements ...

Morningstar says retirees need balance

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
... and provides the highest withdrawal rate at a 90% probability of success between 20 and 40 years in retirement. The paper - Safe Withdrawal Rates for Australian Retirees - also finds that continuing improvements in mortality rates and fees will likely ...

Fed's plan slips on oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2016
... 2015 closing level; Brent oil's down 25% to US$27.77 per barrel. The present financial market turmoil has already prompted safe-haven buying of the US dollar - the dollar index is up 0.5% to 99.1 this year to date. Continued gains would put further pressure ...

Zurich exits Singapore life insurance

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
Zurich will no longer accept new life insurance policy applications in Singapore. In a statement, the insurer said this came about "following a comprehensive review of our life insurance business in Singapore." As at December 1, the two entities affected ...

Super trustee bill before the Senate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
The Senate Economics Legislation Committee is expected to table its report on new superannuation trustee governance laws today ahead of debating a proposed bill in the Senate tomorrow. If passed the bill will require all Australian Prudential Regulation ...

The importance of Asian trade agreements

GREG O'NEILL, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE, LA TROBE  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015

Mother's Day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... after the opened, declined by 0.3% nearly an hour later, before closing almost flat - down 0.1%. It's unsure, it's playing it safe because being caught wrong-footed could be painful on the pocket. One thing's sure though, there'll be enough variables ...

Aged care concerns top Challenger advice list

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
An incredibly quiet yet evolving change in the background of post-retirement is potentially vindicating Challenger's choice to develop its CarePlus product recently. Monash University professor Deborah Ralston told an Australian Centre for Financial ...