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BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
... than buyers. Sure US house prices appear undervalued given their massive fall over the past year and a half. But did anyone stop buying when they were well and truly overvalued during the hedonistic days of what seemingly were forever bright skies? Buyers ...

Govt move aids planners

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2009
... so]." To aid financial advisers, Aviva's platform includes a pension instalment suspension feature that allows clients to stop payments. All advisers need to do is submit a request for the suspension in writing. Meanwhile, the Association of Superannuation ...

Moral hazard on Main Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2009
... irresponsible behaviour to keep the 'American Dream' alive. The financial markets verdict is that this again would be unable to stop the US economy from the recession America had to have. Time and again since the days of the Maestro - Fed Chairman Alan ...

Drinking is bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
... taxpayer to stimulate consumer spending. All well and good, except that this measure still waits for political wrangling to stop and a compromise reached before it can be implemented. The sharp 3.3 per cent contraction in Japanese real GDP growth in ...

Africa wants slice of bail-out

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2009
Africa's leaders urge governments in the US, Europe and Asia to add an African component to their stimulus packages so the continent continues its economic turnaround after the GFC. "We call on rich countries to keep Africa in mind as they design programs ...

Gloves off ahead of APRA report

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
... start talking to its members more to explain their new strategy. "I'm spending the next three months talking to people non-stop. That's absolutely crucial. The last thing we want them doing is taking their money out and putting it in a lower risk option ...

FPA stops "highly offensive" ads

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2009
... publishing ads featuring the FPA. The FPA's solicitors asked Bannister Mansfield Financial Services director Gavin Murphy to stop running the advertisement that ran in the Sunday Telegraph last week. But the advertisement appeared again in last Thursday's ...

Bad news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2009
In a weekend interview on ABC Television, US National Economic Council Director Lawrence Summers said "We'll see what happens" and "We'll do what's necessary." This is one of the reasons why I've turned. For once, I believe the powers that be. There ...

Small businesses to get two-year SG relief

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
... employers not paying SGC," said Vamos. The proposal follows growing concerns that small businesses might be tempted to illegally stop paying SG contributions due to cash flow problems.

ASIC blocks $2m Storm bonus

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has obtained a court order preventing a payment of $2 million from Storm Financial to a bank account in which is held by Emmanuel and Julie Cassimatis. The sum was transferred from a Storm ...