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Age Pension must be factored into retirement income

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
Australians should factor in the Age Pension when looking at their projected retirement income, according to global professional services firm, Towers Watson. "Superannuation Guarantee increases notwithstanding, the Age Pension will continue to provide ...

Unlocking the door to adviser education

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... been involved with this award for over four years now," said Hawke. "The experience has confirmed that our industry is in safe hands with the quality of advisers coming through." This year's award went to Finn Kelly, the 26 year old chief executive and ...

New insto governance service launched

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
Former ISS Governance Services executives have reformed under their own banner to launch a local governance service for institutional investors. Under the banner Ownership Matters, they said in a statement, "We have established Ownership Matters to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
The Australian share market was fairly flat at noon with gains among the banks cancelled out by falls in the stocks of many miners. At 1223 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 10.9 points, or 0.26 per cent, at 4,155.8 while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
Australian shares fell lower at noon following negative leads from US and European markets overnight. The local bourse opened about half a per cent down on Friday. By 1215 AEDT both major local indices had pulled down further, with the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

A yearning for softer yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011

Rewarding wishful thinking

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
European financial markets are happy once more. And at this point in time, when Europe is happy everyone applauds. They're gleeful because there are reports out - again! - that their top moneymen are dangling another carrot, nay the hope for another ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
... Monday and is on track for its first three-day winning streak in a month, as bullion appears to have regained its poise as a safe haven against global economic uncertainty after its worst monthly loss in two years. The spot price of gold in Sydney was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
... Monday and is on track for its first three-day winning streak in a month, as bullion appears to have regained its poise as a safe haven against global economic uncertainty after its worst monthly loss in two years. The spot price of gold in Sydney was ...

Cash sector surges beyond super

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2011
Nervous investors have been flooding money into the safety of bank deposits since the global financial crisis. This has pushed the deposit sector to a record $1.5 trillion, building a clear lead over the $1.4 trillion superannuation savings pool. Super ...