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John Hewson calls for overhaul of superannuation system

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
Former Liberal Party leader and chairman of Shartru Wealth Management John Hewson wants the new government to conduct an overhaul of the superannuation system to loosen the Labor Party's grip on the sector. The former politician and economist told Financial ...

One-third of US federal workers could retire

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
... warned that without a new debt ceiling deal that by mid-October they will have to suspend payments to some of the US government's creditors and clamp down even harder on recurrent budget expenditure particularly if pressure keeps mounting for increased ...

Next government to reconsider super taxes: Grattan Inst

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
Bringing the commonwealth budget into structural surplus will require the next government to be very different to the Rudd-Gillard and Howard governments, and this will inevitably force a review of superannuation taxes, argued the Grattan Institute ...

Fund managers tip great returns on US investments

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
Global investment chiefs have tipped US equities to be the investment darling of the year, according to a survey by Fidelity Worldwide Investment. Fidelity canvassed the opinions of 13 global fund groups including: HSBC Global Asset Management, Threadneedle ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... remaining stake in Grupo Modelo to go through. The revised transaction, to fend off an anti-trust suit from the US government, would divest a brewery and other assets to Constellation Brands. Constellation gained 1.5 per cent. LONDON - Europe's main ...

Treasuries - safe but not so rewarding

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
This was to be the year of the Great Rotation. The period when the bond market waves the white flag and give up the fight for investor dollars to the market for equities. That's until Cyprus. It has to come up with a,-5.8 billion (by taxing bank deposits ...

So stupid it could actually make money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
"The time is right, your perfume fills my head, the stars get red and, oh, the night's so blue And then I go and spoil it all by announcing saying something stupid like "we'll tax you I love you"." My apologies for messing up your immortal classic Frank ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
The Australian market is set for weak start after Wall Street's long run of consecutive gains came to a halt on Friday. At 0745 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was down 23 points at 5,099. On Monday, the Australian Bureau ...

Still the best game in town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
... attack when you find that the valuation for its usual alternative - government bonds - is more than double that. US government 10-year bond yields are currently trading at a P/E of 48.5 times -- historically, the P/E on long bonds trade only in their ...

ICI chief blasts US transaction tax legislation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
... added. "Main Street will suffer." The transactions tax has been proposed as a revenue raiser to help address the US government deficit. A statement issued by the ICI noted that a 'securities transaction tax' could apply to the value of trades in stocks ...