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Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
... cent. European banks hold large amounts of European government debt and would have the most to lose in the event of a default by a European country, something investors around the world have been increasingly fearful of. Wednesday's coordinated action ...

Worry me not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2011
"In every life we have some trouble, when you worry you make it double don't worry, be happy." - Bob Marley There's a laundry list of reports out last night that should have made financial markets wobble, yet... what we got was a strong performance ...

MySuper Mythconceptions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
... The disconnect this creates helps explain why in occupational super funds many members leave their money in their fund's default investment options and remain insured only under their fund's default standard cover. However, MySuper should not penalise ...

Indonesia readies for bond rating upgrade

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
... that prohibit traditional interest payments. They can trade at a discount, however, as they can not be covered by credit default swaps. Positive sentiment turning towards the Indonesian archipelago is being driven by a more positive inflation outlook ...

Russell: ECB needs to come to Italy's rescue

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
... crisis can be calmed by the ECB, a problem of solvency (such as in Greece) can only be fixed by a debt restructuring or default. While Italy has a debt to GDP ratio of 120%, its primary fiscal position indicates revenues are almost equal to spending," ...

European DC Pension market to hit A$3.7tr by 2015

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... provision is plan design, both in the accumulation and decumulation stages. Fund managers have been working on improving the default fund for DC plans by introducing a multi-asset approach or approaches that allow the asset allocation to change as members ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... raising doubt about whether the country will be able to receive the next instalment of emergency loans it needs to avoid default. Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi promised late Tuesday to step aside after a new budget is passed, but there are concerns ...

MySuper legislation introduced

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011
... Superannuation Legislation Amendment (MySuper Core Provisions) Bill 2011 proposes the introduction of MySuper, a low-cost default superannuation product with no "unnecessary" fees or charges and super fund comparative features. Part of the Government's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... Europe, where a planned Greek referendum on the country's latest European Union rescue has sparked fears the country will default on its debt, and possibly leave the eurozone. The bond market slipped. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 2.01 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
... referendum on a financial rescue deal reached with difficulty only five days ago. The move renewed fears that Greece could default on its debt and that government debt contagion could spread to Spain and Italy. The Australian dollar had already lost ...