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Tsipras has a dream

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
... wage; restoring the income tax-free threshold; stopping privatisations; provision of free electricity and food stamps for the poor; a a,-700 monthly stipend to pensioners, among others. Tsipras campaigned and won on this platform and he's sticking to ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
... slipped as a strong US jobs report fuelled expectations the Federal Reserve will bring forward an interest rate rise. But poor Chinese trade data on Monday lifted shares in Shanghai on hopes Beijing will introduce renewed easing measures. Tokyo ended ...

Consumers need super default safety net: ISA

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
Consumers need the protection of a default superannuation fund safety net despite calls for deregulation to increase competition, Industry Super Australia (ISA) said. The body representing some industry super funds argued that efforts to deploy competitive ...

Divestment more political than financial: PWC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
The main impact of institutional investor divestment has been political not financial, said PWC in an asset consulting newsletter released yesterday. "Unless the size of the divestment is substantial, it may not impact the share price of the company ...

Industry fund brands stronger than retail

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
Industry super funds have the edge over their retail counterparts when it comes to brand perception, new research by CoreData shows. CoreData's Super Fund Brand Research Q4 2014 asked more than 2,000 Australians to rate the largest 23 superannuation ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
... higher after reversing earlier losses, although dealers remained nervous following a heavy sell-off in New York sparked by poor earnings reports. Tokyo gained 0.15 per cent, or 27.43 points, to 17,795.73, Sydney added 0.10 per cent, or 5.56 points, to ...

AMP Capital issues deflation warning

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... and corporate bonds for investors, Oliver said. "When inflation slips into deflation, it can be bad as it tends to go with poor growth and profits and as a result shares trade on lower PEs. Some see gold doing well in a period of deflation, but I doubt ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... stimulus measures Thursday. Strong earnings by Netflix and UnitedHealth buoyed some of the trade, while IBM shares sank on its poor fourth-quarter report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up 39.05 points (0.22 per cent) at 17,554.28. The broad-based ...

Investors will need to be patient in 2015: PM Capital

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015
... opportunities in other asset classes, global equity markets look like a good option. "We still believe that property is a very poor investment. We wouldn't invest in bonds at 2%-3%. The options are to have some cash around so if we do get a little disruption ...

MySuper put spotlight on member outcomes: CIFR

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2015
MySuper has put greater emphasis on the retirement outcomes, focused product providers on the needs of disengaged members and promoted widespread innovation, according to a new report by the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR). Researchers ...