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Workers' retirement angst growing

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017
A growing number of Australians are not prepared for retirement, while those already retired fear of outliving their savings, the latest research from Investment Trends shows. According to the 2016 Retirement Income Report, 44% of the 6987 surveyed ...

Year of the Rooster deficit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
China's trade balance went into a US$9.2 billion deficit in February from a surplus of US$51.4 billion in the previous month and a surplus of US$28.2 billion in the same month in 2016. This was the first monthly trade deficit recorded since February ...

In search of that elusive Australian animal spirit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
Yesterday's decision by the Fair Work Commission to slash Sunday and public holiday penalty rates for hospitality, restaurant, fast food, retail and pharmacy workers threw another spanner in the works for RBA Governor Philip Lowe's positive outlook ...

China price rises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... of the increase in consumer prices in January was due to higher food and travel costs heading into the Lunar New Year holiday. Nonetheless, this indicates that Chinese producers are still unable to pass on price rises to the consumer. Producer prices ...

Rethinking risk through goals-based investing

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
With the retirement income debate reaching an industry fever pitch, Alex Burke investigates a new approach to portfolio construction that aims to manage both sequence and longevity risk simultaneously. If you ask industry consultant John Wiseman, the ...

Retirees increasingly favour income over lumps sums

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
Retirees are increasingly choosing to access their superannuation through income streams rather than withdrawing lump sums, according to new analysis released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Bjorn Jarvis, the program manager of the ABS' ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
... hospital services (+4.2%), automotive fuel (+5.9%) and tobacco (+2.1%). These rises are partially offset by falls in domestic holiday travel and accommodation (-3.7%), motor vehicles (-1.3%) and telecommunication equipment and services (-1.5%). The increase ...

China ready to dominate: Nikko AM

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016
Reforms to preserve economic growth and the impending arrival of A-shares will make China a stable and attractive proposition for global investors, according to Nikko Asset Management senior portfolio manager Robert Mann. Speaking to Financial Standard ...

Aspen Group CEO, CFO and chair depart in restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
... developments at Aspen: first, in February, the group sold its interests in the Aspen Parks Property Fund to Discovery Holiday Parks Group. The group's portfolio is now valued at $80 million. Then, in March, the board received an unsolicited proposal ...

Retirees face deflationary conundrum

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... most significant price drops contributing to the decline in annual budgets were for petrol (-10%), fruit (-11.1%) and holiday travel, particularly accommodation (-2%). The most noteworthy offsetting price rises were for medical and hospital services ...