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Butterfly effect

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013

Medical charges put pressure on retiree living costs

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
Significant price rises for medical and hospital services have led to a modest increase in the cost of living for retirees according to the latest Australian Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) Retirement Standard figures. The figured for the June ...

Cut welfare, give savings to defence: UK minister

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013
In a possible warning of political arguments Australia may confront in coming decades when the national budget faces mounting aged care and pension costs, a leading UK government minister has proposed cutting welfare and diverting the savings to the ...

Can cheap, high quality stocks can still be found?

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013
... more predictable outcome. The lower volatility characteristic of the portfolio is also intended to provide a greater risk budget for other parts of clients' portfolios. The investment process centres on finding high-quality business, which have not been ...

Let 'em rip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013

FSC denounces lost super threshold rise

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... Government said this would "protect the real value of more lost superannuation accounts," and would add $582 million to the budget's underlying cash balance. However, FSC chief executive John Brogden said: "Governments should be consolidating peoples' ...

Let the baby kissing pictures begin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
... rebound by the banks," Mr Bishop said. "They've regained and have powered on this morning. "They're not thinking the mini budget is holding more threats." Macquarie Group was also higher, up $1.17 at $44.66. BHP Billiton was up 37 cents at $35.54 and ...

Bank levy upsets senior lobby

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
... not specified. The levy is expected to be apply from January 1 2016, and raise $733 million over the current four-year budget period. It would be collected by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), and would possibly be safeguarded by ...

Pro bono advice on rise amid regulatory change

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
... serious crime. "We are looking at everything, from lost super to life insurance, counseling for children, her will and the budget," he said. O'Leary won the Financial Planning Association (FPA) Future2 Community Service Best Practice Award in 2012 and ...