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Pigs may fly but they won't default

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011

... "rationalisation" of employment subsidies. That's the tougher part. Also included in the measures are: "Increased revenues of social security funds and reduction in contribution evasion." They may be able to reduce evasion but I seriously doubt how they ...

Fed money drives black swans away

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011

... "...some military veterans might not receive benefits checks and other Americans would be unable to apply for Social Security. The State Department might not issue new passports, unemployment statistics would not published as scheduled, museums and national ...

Proposed reforms could hurt insurance levels: AFA

ALISON BEVEGE | TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011

... last February that indicated the problem could cost the government $1.3 billion over the next 10 years in extra social security payments. The AFA is soon set to begin the third tranche of its consumer/adviser research. The research, which is sponsored ...

Santa's in town

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010

... Republicans extending the Bush-era personal income tax cuts by another two years, temporarily reduce payroll and social security taxes, hold the dividend and capital gains tax steady at 15 per cent, extend unemployment benefits for another 13 months ...

US considers retirement reforms

JOHN MCDULING | THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010

... attention as, if the same conclusions are reached, a windfall of unparalleled proportions could be on the horizon. "Social security...was never intended to be the sole source of retirement income. Many private and public pension plans face serious underfunding ...

Liar

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 23 APR 2010

... is "expressing a reservation on the quality of data reported by Greece, due to uncertainties on the surplus of social security funds for 2009, on the classification of some public entities and on the recording of off-market swaps." It's one thing to ...

Underinsurance to hit crisis point

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010

... current levels, the government could end up spending $1.3 billion over 10 years in taxpayer's money going to the social security payments of those who can no longer go to work or have enough income to support their family. 12/03/10: This article has ...

Greek tragedy overwhelms Obama

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010

... freeze government spending for three years. Spending related to our national security, Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security will not be affected. But all other discretionary government programs will." Also, "...at a time of record deficits, we will ...

Africa's PIC appoints Charles River

COMPANY RELEASE | THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2009

... one of the largest investment managers on the African continent. The firm's clients include pension, provident, social security or guardian funds. Charles River IMS features an N-Tier service oriented architecture (SOA) that supports continuous 24x7 ...

Life insurance from $1 a day

COMPANY RELEASE | TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009

... process for customers who might ignore life insurance altogether, or wrongly assume that savings, superannuation or social security will provide adequate protection. The two key products in the EasyProtect suite are EasyProtect Life and EasyProtect Income. ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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