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Good or bad, it's all good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
I had pancakes for breakfast. So was everyone else tuned in to overnight trading activity on Wall Street. The S&P 500 index closed flat -- ok, ok... an itsy-bitsy-teenie-weenie minus 0.01% if one must be pedantic about it -- after declining by as much ...

Super for retirement income not wealth warn Treasury, ASFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
The superannuation system was designed to facilitate the payment of retirement income, but has been sidetracked by a disproportionate emphasis on wealth accumulation according to a key government official. Speaking at this morning's annual policy conference ...

Super for retirement income not wealth warn Treasury, ASFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
The superannuation system was designed to facilitate the payment of retirement income but has been sidetracked by a disproportionate emphasis on wealth accumulation. Speaking at this morning's annual policy conference for the Committee for Economic ...

Sovereign wealth funds ramp up alternatives exposure

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
Sovereign wealth funds are increasingly investing new allocations to alternative asset classes, figures from the second annual Invesco Global Sovereign Asset Management Study show. The study was conducted amongst more than 50 individual sovereign investors ...

Social media business use up 25pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
More than one in four businesses in Australia had a social media presence in June 2013, according to survey results just released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. This is up one quarter from one in five the previous year. Growth in social media ...

S&P 500: 22 corrections in 6 months

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
A correction is looming... and soon! Right on schedule Virginia, we're again hearing calls for a dip, a fall, a stumble, a correction on Wall Street straight after both the S&P 500's and the Dow's climb to fresh record highs last week, yet again. How ...

Government to pass most FoFA changes through regulation

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
The government is intending to approve most changes to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) law through regulation first, despite Labor and the Greens strong opposition to the amendments. Minister for Finance Mathias Cormann issued a response to the ...

FEATURE: Gear up for retirement

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
With longevity, inflation and market risk remaining critical for many Australians, Laura Millan looks at how advisers and product providers can join forces to come up with the best strategies to meet retirees needs. Treasurer Joe Hockey's 2014-15 budget ...

$US5b irregularities at China fund, banks

AFP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
Irregularities amounting to more than $US5 billion ($A5.41 billion) have been found at China's sovereign wealth fund and two large state-owned banks, according to the state auditor, offering a glimpse into the opaque management of government-controlled ...

The scares that weren't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
"...I'm gonna have myself a real good time I feel alive and the world it's turning inside out yeah! I'm floating around in ecstasy So don't stop me now don't stop me 'Cause I'm having a good time having a good time." - "Don't stop me now", Queen We've ...