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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... 17.41 (0.64 per cent) to 2,728.08. LONDON - Markets brushed aside fears that Greece may be heading for a devastating debt default and rallied on Tuesday on Chinese growth figures, which eased concerns of an abrupt slowdown in the world's second-largest ...

Priced in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... of your drawers, you'll see that financial markets have allowed for (and priced in) an even gloomier scenario. Greece default. It's already priced in. Contagion, banking problems. Check. European recession and slow global growth with downside risks. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... week in the region as Greece struggles to come to an agreement with creditors over its repayments, raising fears it could default. Sydney lost 1.16 per cent, or 49.9 points, to finish at 4,145.9, Tokyo fell 1.43 per cent, or 121.66 points, to 8,378.36 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... said, the news had sparked further concerns about Europe's capacity to manage its economy as fears mount that Greece may default on its debt ahead of a 14.4 billion euros ($A17.76 billion) bond repayment in March. "Failure of these negotiations remains ...

In superannuation, bigger can be better but not always

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
... the research analysed rolling returns over 1, 5 and 10 years to end June 2011 for workplace not-for-profit super fund default investment options. Retail funds weren't included in the analysis as trustees in these funds manage their assets less pro-actively ...

Round two of Stronger Super revealed

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
... inappropriately erode the retirement income of beneficiaries". As of July 1 2013, MySuper products will replace existing default investment options in default funds, as part of the government's Stronger Super reform package, aimed at revaming the country's ...

CommInsure launches underwriting platform

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2011
... CommInsure used learnings from its retail business with the aim of helping members to up their insurance cover to more than the default level provided by their super fund. "Insurance is often too far down the priority list for Australians. Our system ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011
... help distressed European countries. "The structural imbalances (in Europe) now look like they could lead to some sort of default," Paterson Securities client adviser Peter Morgan said. "This is going to be a negative day." At 1037 on Friday, the benchmark ...

Super trustee guidelines for retirement estimates

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
... member's estimated retirement benefit, which is calculated taking into account all of the required variables, and using the default assumptions. These assumptions are based on the advice of the Australian Government Actuary. Retirement estimate must ...

Bendigo and Adelaide team up with Australia's first RI platform

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
... Investment platform, The Emerald Wrap, which launches in March 2012 is partnering with Bendigo and Adelaide Bank as the wrap's default cash account provider. The Emerald Investment, Super and Pension Wrap will offer a wide range of responsible and ethical ...