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Hockey contemplates first home buyer access to super

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... such proposals immediately." "This proposal could inflate house prices and reduce savings that would otherwise grow many times due to compound interest," Whiteley said.

I cut, you cut, I cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
... that would eventually set the virtuous cycle in motion. Oh yes, they're induced to borrow alright. The problem is, in these times of free and open capital markets and weak global demand (and disinflation to boot), the money is instead invested in countries ...

2014 IPO rally delivered volatility, low returns

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... stock in the ASX20 was only around 1.3% for the same period. "The evidence shows us that generally IPOs are more than 1.4 times as volatile as other listed stocks in the market," she said. She added: "We prefer more certainty around expected returns ...

Breathing space or gasping room?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
... enforce to secure the release of further crucial rescue money." This was the opening line of an article in the New York Times (NYT) titled, "Greece Reaches a Deal for More Bailout Money". If you haven't noticed it yet, the NYT talked about "bailout money" ...

Insurers grow market share at cost of profits

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
... battle to deliver improved product design on less margin to a fewer number of superannuation funds. These are unprecedented times for the wholesale risk industry with a 'survival of the fittest' dynamic now part and parcel of the underlying competitive ...

Embrace client interests or wither on the vine, advisers told

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... life insurance commissions," he said. "Attacks on our stance on life insurance commissions have been quite vitriolic at times but it's important to take a stance. "If we want to send positive signals to consumers then we have to take these steps. They ...

WTF moment on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... you very much. The point is that the S&P 500 index is no longer cheap, if not overvalued. It's currently trading at 17.1 times its 12-month forward earnings, compared with its 5-year average P/E of 13.6 times or even the 10-year average of 14.1 times ...

Grexit not Greek to Brits

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
... suddenly become lovey-dovey once more holding hands while kicking the can down the road - as they've done so many, many times in the past. At least, this is what Greece's finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, hopes. "We are going to meet half way during ...

Stimulate or deflate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
"Yahoo! Celebrate good times, come on!...everyone around the world, come on." -- Kool & the Gang Oh yes, yes, yo Virginia, most major equity markets from New York to Rio and ol' London town went into the weekend celebrating their pretty gains for the ...

Decline in practice valuations bottoms out

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
... owners to determine the position of the market. In 2014 many small practices and client books were sold for between 2 and 2.8 times annual recurring revenue, a result broadly in line with 2013, the report said. The report showed that risk and super only ...