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Well over $3m in super savings needed

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
... Ron Bewley. The research concluded that "around $3.2 million is necessary to achieve a retirement income of around four times the age pension - the benchmark set by the treasurer in the budget." It argues that "well over" $3 million is necessary to provide ...

Negative interest rates drive spike in safe sales

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016
... operates a chain of stores selling hardware and home products, said that sales of safes in the last week were two-and-a-half times higher than in the same period a year earlier. The Bank of Japan has for months imposed negative rates for holding bank ...

US mulls borrowing limit on leveraged ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
... leading to legal action claiming they never should have been sold the instrument. Some investors were geared three to four times their original investment. According to the Wall Street Journal, an SEC proposed rule could treat leveraged ETFs like mutual ...

Saudi sovereign wealth fund flags US$3.5bn Uber investment

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... will take a seat on Uber's board as part of the deal. The new money values the company at US$62.5 billion, more than three times the market cap of US automotive giant General Motors. The investment from the Public Investment Fund, set up by the kingdom ...

J.P. Morgan and Future Fund ties at robo-adviser

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
... allocations, assess global market conditions and help refine the company's overall strategy. The board also meets during times of extreme market volatility or distress, to consider appropriate investment management decisions. Six Park co-founder Patrick ...

Time to fear the no "fear gauge"?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
... growth momentum and/or that the Fed's telegraphed interest rate increases over the coming months would not derail the good times. The bears see the exact opposite and turn even more bearish as they argue that the very low VIX index reading makes a reversal ...

ASIC to run rule over mortgage commissions

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... broker-sourced loans. It also wants to assess the impact of non-cash incentives such as overseas trips, or faster loan approval times for some firms. A similar review of commissions for financial planners led to the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) ...

BetaShares Managed Risk Series hits $200m

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... capital and income return potential of the equity markets, but who may be concerned about the risk of capital loss during times of significant market declines. Such concerns are particularly relevant to the SMSF and retiree market. HVST, the longest ...

New ETFs launched to cater for BOJ stimulus

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... monthly ETF buying spree having already bought more than 50% of Japan's Y15 trillion "plain vanilla" market, the Financial Times reported. The aims of the policy are twofold: help Japan's deflation busting quantitative easing programme and further Prime ...

Australia tanks in global dividend index

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
... growth from Australia altogether this year. The remaining quarters will look better than Q1, but the outlook is gloomy. It's times like these that demonstrate the risks of such a heavy reliance on one or two sectors. "Thinking globally really helps diversify ...