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Unthinkable

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013
... decades, maybe forever. By the way, that might happen even if we meet all our interest and principal payments and default-yes, that is the right word-on some other obligations. Second, the global financial system would begin a frantic search for a new ...

Obama says no deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013

Get longevity risk right on DLAs, warns APRA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2013
Insurers planning to offer deferred lifetime annuities (DLAs) will need to demonstrate that they have rigorously factored in longevity risk, according to Ian Laughlin, deputy chair of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). Speaking at ...

There is fear in the market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2013

Bears out a-haunting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
Shutdown: Day 8 and counting and... 9 days to go before the US debt hit the ceiling. Yes Virginia, those adult politicos in Washington are still at it...playing their game of chickens. Both sides are waiting for the other to blink. You know what happens ...

Counting up and counting down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... government shutdown, there's no precedent for a default". But that was Friday last week... His tone changed Sunday night...yes, that's two days after Friday. In an interview with ABC's 'This Week' show, Boehner declared that, "We're not going to pass ...

ISA asks for scaled, affordable advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has asked the Government to encourage scaled advice within the industry superannuation funds. In a document outlining the organisation's policy priorities for the period from 2013 to 2016, ISA stated that "financial advice ...

Wealth Within targets SMSFs with new platform

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013
Financial services firm Wealth Within has inked deals with a number of big-name dealer groups and is looking to target accountants as it goes to market with its first platform offering. Wealth Within executive director Lea Zerbes said that a number ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2013
The Australian share market has had mixed start to trade, with investors taking a cautious approach as the US heads for a likely federal government shutdown. The market was in mildly positive territory shortly after the open, but by 1030 AEST had slipped ...

Shutdown with an i

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2013