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US pension funds issue debt ultimatum

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
US pension funds have issued a rallying call to President Barack Obama and Members of Congress to act immediately on US debt or risk long term damage to the country's retirement savings. The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) released ...

No way USA can't repay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
Chicken Little's back! It's back telling everyone who cares to listen that "the sky is falling". Chicken Little knows. "I saw it with my eyes, I heard it with my ears, and a bit of it fell on my head" (The Sky is Falling) as it watched the Democrats ...

They will deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
The twisting and shouting we witnessed on Wall Street the previous day - with most other financial markets singing "joy to the world" - died down overnight. To be sure, the DJ's didn't turned off the music - they just changed the tune from hip hop ...

D-E-B-T

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
Let's talk about debt baby. D-E-B-T the four letters that's currently giving political leaders massive headaches, financial markets their jitters and gold its shine. With only two weeks to go before the debt ceiling blows up and bites their collective ...

Rainmaker reveals 2011 Sales & Marketing Excellence Awards

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... a tough environment for clients, advisers and the industry so any chances we get to have a win we should celebrate it and let the clients and the industry know that we're grateful for that." Aside from the Integrated Marketing Campaign award, nominees ...

REST focused on long term after posting healthy returns

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... and 6.99% over five and ten years, respectively. "Super is a long-term investment and members are best positioned if they let their super grow with REST, rather than changing funds based on year-to-year performance," said Hill. Recent data released by ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... While his comments were not a promise for more economic stimulus, investors were encouraged by the notion the Fed would not let the world's biggest economy slow down too quickly without offering more support. That helped market sentiment, which had earlier ...

Goodnight Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... more aggressive, concrete and united action plan. In the meantime, it wouldn't hurt to stay on the defensive while we wait. Let's see what they come up with at their crisis meeting this coming Friday.

Advisory firm directors may challenge ASIC ban

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
Two Seagrims directors are considering a legal challenge to a three-year ASIC ban imposed after clients lost money in funds associated with the Trio Capital superannuation fund fraud. ASIC said on Tuesday it was holding financial advisers to account ...

The other Greece

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
... told me so. The market's "fear" gauge jumped by 1.2% overnight. But at 16.1, this could not even be classed as palpitation - let alone fear. And this is all because of reports that Moody's has junked Portugal. The credit-rating agency cut Portugal's ...