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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... remarks by President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner on averting looming tax hikes and spending cuts that could push the economy into recession, the so-called "fiscal cliff". "It seems like they're happy to work together to come up with some ...

Lifecycle not the answer: Rice Warner

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
Two of retirement savings' biggest problems could be made worse by lifecycle Funds, which only help the poor returns caused by volatility, said Rice Warner Actuaries. Retirees dread a stock-market tumble, but most superannuation funds worry about this ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012
... worked through, I think, at the end of the day." Should they come into effect, the tax hikes and spending cuts are expected to push the US back into recession with a significant knock-on impact on the global economy. Making news domestically on Monday ...

Final hour fiscal cliff verdict will be reached: UBS

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012
... Left unchecked, the automatic spending cuts and tax increases due to come into effect in the US next year are predicted to push the world's largest economy into recession. Gianluca Moretti, senior research analyst at UBS, says that US Treasury would ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
... January, unless US politicians can agree on a long-term debt reduction plan. The tax hikes and spending cuts are expected to push the US back into recession with a significant knock-on impact on the global economy. Locally, metals and minerals stocks ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
... third straight rally due to the yen's weakness after the front-runner to become Japan's next prime minister said he would push for unlimited monetary easing if his party won next month's general election. Tokyo climbed 1.43 per cent, or 129.04 points ...

Chinese equities poised for reform: BlackRock

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
Immediate changes in the Chinese equities market after the country's once-in-a-decade leadership transition are unlikely, said BlackRock. China's new leaders are the first ones not appointed by the old revolutionary cadre, and many think this spells ...

Financial advisers recognised for social media strategy

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... went to Sutherland, a self-confessed technology buff who's behind the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) social media push, alongside another financial adviser Meike Suggars. Judging panel member Trevor Young praised Sutherland for taking a more ...

Bubble forming in dividend stocks: Schroders

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
Falling cash rates are pushing investors up the risk scale and artificially inflating the prices of yield-generating equities, according to Schroders. The result of this flow of hot money, according to David Wanis, senior portfolio manager for Australian ...

Don't ignore Lifecycle Funds: Mercer

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
The benefits of Lifecycle Funds are not understood in the superannuation sector, and they should be considered as a default option under MySuper, said Mercer. Many people can't even tell you what a Lifecycle Fund is, Graeme Mather, Mercer's defined ...