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Super council won't prevent Labor tax raids

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey has slammed the government's new superannuation proposals saying the new Council of Superannuation Custodians would not bring an end to future tinkering. Details about the independent body are yet to be disclosed, but Treasurer ...

Frightened eurozone savers to buy Aussie dollars

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
... banks in Germany. It could lead to cash being stored under beds or in backyards. It could lead to money flowing to perceived safe havens including, incredibly, Australia," he said. The Aussie dollar, already overvalued, has rallied to US$1.05 in the ...

MDA guidance review will bring coherence and consistency

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... disregarded managed accounts because they are not operated under a unified structure, which brings questions of whether they are safe or not. "A more regulated sector might encourage more people to use MDA because they'll see them as safer," McIlroy ...

Social networks boost demand for financial advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... 7,500 FPA practitioner members based around the country. "The Find a Planner tool is our way of providing Australians with a safe environment to take the first step towards seeking advice," Rantall said. "Research proves that Australians who receive ...

Template of a bail-in?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
... Russian money anyway?) and merged into the country's biggest bank, the Bank of Cyprus. Deposits below a,-100,000 would be safe but those above would be hit by a deposit tax that reportedly could be as high as 30% to 35% -- up from the original planned ...

Treasuries - safe but not so rewarding

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
... below 2.0% on the Cyprus conundrum after gradually edging up over 2.0% just the week before. And why not, apart from its safe-haven status, the US bond market has a captive buyer in the Fed -- it's buying US$45 billion worth monthly until America's unemployment ...

Super funds eye World Bank Green Bonds: Nikko AM

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
Nikko AM says it has received a very positive response to its green bond strategy from the Australian superannuation funds it has met with this week. While the fund manager would not be drawn on which institutions had expressed interest, Nikko AM chief ...

Age pension is retirees' main income source

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
... first 10 years of retirement, a percentage that increases as time passes. "The age pension is a very valuable and extremely safe asset for retirees and exceeds the value of their superannuation savings," Wood said. "The majority of retirees have very ...

Ripples from a pebble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
Is this the tiny pebble that trips the bull? I planned to discuss how being in cash is an even riskier proposition at this precise moment in time because of its negative inflation-adjusted returns and using as lead "The Daily Telegraph's" story about ...

Refresher pause?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... pause. After dipping by as much as 0.51% in intra-day trade, the S&P 500 started climbing again for a minus 0.24% finish. Safe to assume that given another perhaps half an hour, it would have closed ever so closer to the top at the end of the trading ...