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RBNZ tries to turn the turn in NZ economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
It was the best of times then... it became the worst of times. 'twas only three months ago, the New Zealand dollar climbed higher and higher against the Australian dollar and was widely expected to breached parity because "...the NZ dollar genuinely ...

It's not the when but the what happens after

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
... September, October, November, December or March 2016. Nobody, it seems, listened to Janet's comforting words said many, many times before that the when is not important, what's more important is that the Fed would be gentle and gradual. Wall Street's ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
... despite gainers such as British publisher Pearson which announced it was selling its flagship business daily the Financial Times to Japanese digital media group Nikkei. The euro firmed to $US1.0966 from $US1.0926 late in New York on Wednesday, as Greece ...

Perth toll road an opportunity for super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... the infrastructure that a growing population and our globally-focused economy deserve." According to the audit, car travel times are expected to increase by at least 20% in Australia's most congested corridors between 2011 and 2031; and demand for public ...

AFA tweaking life insurance framework

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
... what we are seeking to influence now," he added. "Advisers, especially business owners, deserve clarity and reasonable lead times to adjust to a change in the rules, especially of this magnitude." Of particular concern to Fox is the three-year clawback ...

Retiring 'comfortably may require 3 income building blocks: Legg Mason

PROMOTED BY LEGG MASON  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
... biggest decline in the income from the sharemarket index has been 20%. Who would've thought term deposits could be over three times more risky than share dividends when it comes to income drawdown? Sure, equity prices are more volatile, but the point ...

Higher US rates will test investors' nerves: QIC

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... 'normal'," King said. "This era really is different," she added, and explained that term premium has already spiked three times since the GFC, "showing that that term premium can move quickly and undercut unprepared portfolios." "Then there is the emergence ...

Round and round we go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
... second quarter, not the sub-7% they were expecting. Don't want to say I told you so, but I told you so... many, many, many times before. What PM Li likes, PM Li gets. The "expert" forecasters' rationales - nay, excuses - for why they got it wrong were ...

Government could force QIC to fund Queensland infra

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
... years. This is expected to reduce the State government's debt by $2 billion. "The scheme will remain 100% fully funded at all times," Pitt said, and added that according to valuations by the State Actuary, the defined benefit scheme has a funding surplus ...

Australian alternatives assets top $250 billion

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
... has grown to more than US$250 billion ($338 billion), according to the latest survey by Towers Watson and the Financial Times. Macquarie in particular has benefitted from a shift towards alternative assets globally and retains its position as the world's ...