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Advisers told to rethink growth asset allocations

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... end 2010 on 27%, according to Towers Watson data. Dorrian additionally flagged the Government's commitment to regaining budget surplus and said that even with the SG rise, Australia faced underfunded public and private sector retirement strategies with ...

A surplus in 2012/13, and then what?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... and Euromoney Magazine's "Finance Minister of the Year" (2011) Wayne Swan in May last year as he delivered the Australian Budget Papers. Back then, the Budget Papers show the government expects the underlying cash balance to fall from a deficit of A$49.4 ...

OneVue continues to target medical profession

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
OneVue has launched a second intermediated platform targeted at SMSF investors, specifically in the medical professional space. Designed for members of MAP - a financial services group that caters predominately to medical professionals, capabilities ...

Northern Trust wins Dutch pension mandate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2012
... approach to intelligent indexing to give efficient market exposure to the designated benchmark cost-effectively within a risk budget. Pensioenfonds Horeca & Catering's property allocation contains both passive and active elements through the use of listed ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2012
... commodity prices. Qantas also rose significantly after it announced it would set up a Jetstar Hong Kong airline offering budget flights in China. At 1022 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 8.1 points, or 0.19 per cent, at 4,278.5, while the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... on Wall Street after data showed US home sales fell unexpectedly in February and the announcement of the British annual budget. At 0809 AEDT on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was unchanged at 4,270. In economic news on Thursday ...

ASFA, FSC applaud passing of SG rise

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... outcome, saying the higher rate of savings would reduce Australia's reliance on international investment, thereby lowering the budget deficit. "Every working Australian will face retirement with greater security and confidence due to the increase in ...

Not the biggest loser

BENJAMIN ONG  |  SUNDAY, 18 MAR 2012

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... - Spain is hurtling towards an embarrassing test case and possible big fine under new EU rules for a "grave" breach of budget limits, the European Commission says. NEW DELHI - Mining giant Rio Tinto plans to invest $US2 billion ($A1.87 billion) in an ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower, following the downward trend of Wall Street and the European markets. At 0800 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was down 16 points at 4,262. In economic news on Monday, the Australian ...