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SG at 12pc will help Reserve manage inflation: Keating

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
Former prime minister Paul Keating entered the debate over increasing SG to 12 per cent, arguing that it will help the Reserve Bank manage aggregate demand without raising interest rates. Keating, speaking on ABC television's Lateline program last night ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
The Australian stock market had continued to rise by noon, as investors react to positive overnight news out of the world's key economies. At 1201 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 78.5 points, or 1.71 per cent, at 4,665.1, while the broader ...

HiPortfolio helps Suncorp adopt TOFA changes

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
Suncorp Life now supports the new Taxation of Financial Arrangements (TOFA) through its administration platform, HiPortfolio. HiPortfolio is TOFA-ready, following its recent multi-million dollar project completed in conjunction with the DST GS Advanced ...

RMBS under the spotlight

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
While liquidity has improved in Australia's residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) market, more needs to be done to boost the attractiveness and stability of the sector, said an industry expert. Jeff Brunton, head of capital markets at AMP Capital ...

BlackRock appoints head of iShares Aus

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
BlackRock has promoted Mark Oliver to head of its iShares exchange traded fund (ETF) business in Australia. Oliver has been with BlackRock since 2008 and was most recently head of strategic partnerships. Prior to this, he led BlackRock's distribution ...

ASX200 to hit 5,600: forecast

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
Advisers reviewing the Aussie equities portfolios of their clients can look forward to the round of forecasts coming through this time of the year - with one fund manager predicting as much as a 20 per cent upside in the ASX200 over the course of 2011. ...

US considers retirement reforms

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
As part of a broader effort to get the US debt position under control, President Obama's deficit commission has proposed raising the retirement age and commencing a serious discussion around increasing retirement savings. It echoes the kind of debate ...

Open fire roasted bears

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
"Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la, la la la la. Tis the season to be jolly, Fa la la la la, la la la la" "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Ev'rywhere you go." Please excuse my cheerful mood. I've been singing these tunes ...

Heat rises on emissions disclosure

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
Australian Ethical Investment and The Climate Institute have complained to ASIC and are considering legal action against two major resources companies after shareholder institutions were denied the chance to vote on a proposal that would force the companies ...

Rise of Asia bonds: Temasek

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010
Asia's appeal as multi-trillion dollar bond hub is set to accelerate as the region primes itself to become a key alternative funding source for investors, said the chief financial officer of the $147 billion Temasek Holdings. Leong Wai Leng, chief financial ...