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Credit hits the fan as Moody's puts US on downgrade watch

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has warned that a US default would spark a major international economic crisis. "The Treasury security is viewed as the safest and most liquid security in the world, and the notion it would become suddenly unreliable and ...

Life insurance gap down 33pc

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... caution that Australians are still significantly underinsured, costing $140 million per year as publically-funded social security benefits paid by the government and nine times that amount in disability underinsurance. Rice recommended the removal of ...

Pigs may fly but they won't default

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
... "rationalisation" of employment subsidies. That's the tougher part. Also included in the measures are: "Increased revenues of social security funds and reduction in contribution evasion." They may be able to reduce evasion but I seriously doubt how they ...

Labor moves to justify super existence

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2011
... Services and Superannuation Bill Shorten set out to justify the whole idea. In a speech titled 'The Goal of Lifetime Income Security' Shorten highlighted the successful economic period between July 1992 and June 2003 when the super guarantee was lifted ...

Govt to refund super tax for 3.5 million

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... Gillard Labor Government firmly believes that Australian workers, whatever their income, deserve just rewards and financial security in retirement," Shorten said. "We call on the Coalition to end their mindless opposition to this far-reaching policy ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
... the company's gross written premium to come from Asia by 2016. The stock was down three cents at $3.53. The most traded security by volume was First Growth Funds, with 213.6 million securities changing hands for $213,645. First Growth was steady at one-tenth ...

Bentham wins $350 million mandate

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
... fund, Bentham will use a sub-advisory arrangement with Credit Suisse Alternative Capital - Credit Investments Group for security selection, he said. The new charter is a major achievement for the boutique firm, launched by Challenger Financial Services ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
... afternoon, he expected the local market to trade close to current levels for the rest of the local session. The most traded security by volume was the Telstra, with 30.9 million securities changing hands for $93.1 million. The telco was up three cents ...

New tool for institutionals

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
... of analysis capabilities, the company said. It allows clients to expose layers of underlying details from portfolio to security level and across a wide range of analysis including performance, attribution, asset allocation and value-at-risk, the firm ...

Goldman Sachs downgraded but fixed interest pays

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... funds as there have been and continue to be a number of opportunities to add value through duration, curve, sector, and security calls," he added. S&P said that the Aberdeen Australian Fixed Income fund had been upgraded thanks to increased conviction ...