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Terminally ill woman questions superannuation early release laws

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... out by the Fraser Coast Chronicle, 77% of readers said laws should be changed to make it easier to access your super in times of hardship. Only 4% said the current law was acceptable. But this figure may demonstrate a lack of long-term thinking among ...

'Visionary' ACSI President receives posthumous award

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
... ICGN said. "He was a passionate advocate for all investors to confront the great moral and investment challenges of our times, in particular those associated with global climate change." ACSI chief executive Ann Byrne said: "Michael was one of the visionary ...

A desert island without food... better than managing super

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
... would prefer to do before managing their superannuation. At the same time, 46% of Australians monitor their super multiple times per year, according to a Galaxy Research survey on behalf of Sunsuper. However, the super fund found out that 16% of people ...

Oh how welcome thy voice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013
Times like these, I can't tell if the financial market commentariat are just thick or simply plain stupid. Wall Street's up last night - and big time at that - because one 'clever' writer put it down to better than expected US data releases...and the ...

Guardian Advice monetises new medical service for advisers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... the adviser will be able to log in to the Health Predictions website, enter clients details -- including preferred contact times - and then track, in real time, whether the client has followed up. Guardian Advice has also negotiated a 45% share of the ...

China's rebalancing act

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... Li Kequiang's revised growth target of 7.0%! The Politburo is aware of what they're doing. They've already stated several times that they're prepared to sacrifice short-term growth in return for balanced and sustainable economic growth. They shall have ...

Environmental trends a boost for Impax

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... as major economies move to reduce carbon emissions and recycle more. "The universe of stocks has increased by around 10 times in the last 13 years and the number and size of M&A transactions have also significantly increased," he said. Traditional resource ...

The great unwind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
... We're about to re-live the nightmare again. The problem this time is that the 'go to' asset class - US Treasuries -- during times like these are the very ones that are being hammered more and their volatility spiking way up into the stratosphere. The ...

The Big Benny sings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... on Course to End Asset Buying in 2014" Reuters: "Stocks, bond prices drop as Fed points to reduced bond buying" Financial Times: "Bernanke sees 2014 end for QE3" Wall Street Journal: "Bernanke Sets Stage to End Bond Buys Amid Growth" Now don't get me ...

Yes, no, I don't know

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
... reversed. The price action just reinforces how important the FOMC Wednesday will be." Yup. Two days ago (17 June), Financial Times published an article by Robin Harding entitled "Fed likely to signal tapering move is close" which in no less than 625 ...