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Wins and losses in PC default super report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
The Productivity Commission has handed down its draft report on default superannuation funds, and while its recommendations were predictable, they represent big wins and yet severe threats for both sides of the industry. The inquiry was called in 2009 ...

Coalition releases super manifesto

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
... will introduce a national superannuation clearing house through the Australian Taxation Office, expand competition in how default funds are appointed, improve governance according to the Cooper Review recommendations, improve transparency to enable consumers ...

Greece chooses pain to pain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... end - well, a small majority of them anyway. They don't want to go back to the drachma. Drachma equals no aid, credit default, economic contraction, bank sprints, social unrests, etc. In short, drachma means pain. Euro equals, well, errr... pain. The ...

Trio: ASIC evidence insufficient to prosecute Flader

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
... Fund failed following substantial investment in an offshore fund that had exposure to collateralised, leveraged credit default swap agreements. ASIC said the investments failed during the global financial crisis.

Not that rainy day feeling again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
... disintegration loom large once more. Once again, headlines are filled with ghost stories. Spain's about to blow. It's credit default swap hit a record high of almost 600 basis points last night and the yield on its 10-years jumped to a high of 6.64%. ...

Bulls run

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
... the shame's on us for they've fooled us again. On 13 March, Fitch upgraded Greece's credit ratings out of "restrictive default" to a speculative B- rating with a "stable outlook". If you doubted Fitch's assessment at the time, perhaps having two positive ...

Grexit and the games people play

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
... new guessing game of 'who's next?' as bond yields in other highly indebted countries soar that'll surely cause them to default and be forced out of the eurozone. Then, they'll have what Greece had. Bond yields in Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Italy have ...

Deja vu of deja vu

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012

Australia eyes Israeli super system

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
... for Australia are in broader system-wide innovations. "They have engaged with what we call the lifecycling target -date default," said Cooper, "which to date hasn't really been adopted here and the other thing is they've got much further down the path ...

Scare me not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
... were beginning to disappoint, and yes, there was Greece and speculation about whether or not it'll be given a bailout, default or exit the Eurozone. It was scary back then because the trip down 2011's memory lane shows that these uncertainties lubricated ...