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UK should raise state pension age to 70: PwC

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... increased public spending on health, long-term care and state pensions, PwC said there will need to be policy changes, such as raising the state pension age to 70 by 2046, rather than 68 as proposed. PwC also estimated that around GBP14-20 billion would ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... for a new Greek bailout on Thursday, the market continued to operate under the shadow of the political stalemate over raising the US debt ceiling, with the August 2 deadline moving closer. If the US debt ceiling is not raised by then, the country will ...

They will deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
... However, the lessons from the recent crisis suggest that several damaging consequences will likely result, ultimately raising Treasury's long-term funding costs and increasing the burden on the American taxpayer." You can read his letter (published by ...

Earnings, debt ceiling and debt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011
... group of senators that would combine tax increases and spending cuts, saying it could end a congressional deadlock over raising the US borrowing limit. The news spurred optimism that lawmakers will reach an agreement that will help the nation avoid default." ...

ASFA: carbon tax implications on super rebates

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
The Government's raising of low income earners tax-free threshold as part of the carbon tax has super association support, but questions have been raised in a consultation paper from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) In line ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
... from having its worst week in nearly a year. Investors seemed to largely ignore the ongoing debate in Washington over raising the country's borrowing limit. Troubling questions over Europe's financial health and manufacturing in the US weighed down stock ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... drop in gas prices pushed up retail sales slightly in June. Stocks were also held back by a stalemate in Washington over raising the country's borrowing limit. LONDON - European stocks slumped after the Italian government's borrowing costs surged in ...

Credit hits the fan as Moody's puts US on downgrade watch

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... meeting at the White House. Overnight, Moody's placed the AAA credit rating of the US on a review for possible downgrade, raising the possibility it may actually cut its rating within the next 12 to 18 months. The agency said there was a rising possibility ...

ASIC heats up insider trading investigations

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... referred to the ASIC Deterrence team, which conducted formal investigations. Additionally, there were 22 instances of ASIC raising concerns about potentially disruptive execution strategies and algorithmic trading issues. "ASIC is building investor confidence ...

Knights in shining armour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... warned that it's put the US under review and could remove one A from America's AAA credit rating as negotiations over raising its US$14.3 trillion borrowing limit continue to stall. Bond markets paid no heed - the same way they didn't when Standard & ...