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Long life derails retirement

People are living longer but not saving up as much, and probably can't afford to save more anyway, according to a leading actuary. While many superannuation experts have talked about the risk of people running out of money before they run out of breath ...

Fear is the poison apple

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
... assets and stocks." "When markets are down for a year or two, investors tend to under-calculate their risk policy and find safe havens wherever there is perceived be less risk," he said. Research in The Financial/Economic Dichotomy in Social Behavioral ...

Schroders shielded from LPT burnout

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2008
... volatility, one thing is certain - investors with government bonds in their portfolios will be ahead of the pack in garnering safe, healthy returns on their investments. "The simple fact is that if things start to slow here in Australia and the cash ...

Jumping volatility not yet swaying sentiment

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2008
Despite the volcanic volatility reverberating around global markets, several world wide sentiment surveys show that investor remain surprisingly upbeat. The quarterly ING Investor Sentiment Index shows that confidence level among Asian investors has ...

Bank downgraded in $8.2b scam

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
One of Europe's biggest banks, France's Societe Generale (SG), is left fighting for its reputation following $8.2 billion in losses from fraudulent dealings, a crisis which won't help its wealth management arm already under pressure in the current markets. ...

US titans fall, Australia will rise

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2008
How the mighty have fallen. From Merrill Lynch to JPMorgan Chase, the world's investment banking stalwarts have all shed blood from the US sub-prime scalping - but Australian fund managers are weathering the storm. Last week, Merrill Lynch reported ...

Pure infrastructure a safe haven: CFS

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
Pure infrastructure is potentially the safe haven for Australian investors seeking to insulate themselves from volatile markets, according to Hans Kunnen, head of investment markets research at Colonial First State. "The classic safe havens will be ...

Iraqi economic growth to hit 7 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
... their currency is currently loosely pegged to the greenback on a "crawling" basis, meaning that even in Iraq you are not safe from sub-prime contagion. On the governance front, the Iraqi authorities are aiming to strengthen public financial management ...

Retirees short on yield

... and in some instances created higher risk. The report recommends retirees use 'buy-write funds' that can provide growth and safe guard against long-term risk.

Toy story

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
Profits from China's export boom continue driving investment and fuelling its phenomenal economic growth, but China's toxic toy story has taken on a new development that will likely impact its lucrative Christmas export trade. Manufacturing remains ...