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Retiree living costs fall despite CPI jump

NEWS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
The aggregate costs for a couple living comfortably in retirement fell by 0.2 per cent in the June quarter of 2010, figures from the latest Westpac ASFA Retirement Standard show. According to the report, a couple looking to achieve a comfortable retirement ...

Bad news is good news is bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
... problem the US finds itself where it is now is because of those anti-Keynesian idiots and them who worry too much about budget deficits. There is no question that living beyond anybody's means is no good - even for the government - but how do you expect ...

Global instos see Aus deficit a "non-issue"

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2010
One of Australia's largest bond managers said that hysteria surrounding the federal budget position was misplaced with Australia's deficit and liabilities "marginal" compared to other countries. "There is certainly a lot of politics around the issue ...

Going global with Threadneedle

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
... markets, with a handful of stocks dominating benchmark indices in both countries. "If you are a fund manager trying to budget risk with a tracking error of 3 to 4 per cent, you would typically have a substantial overlap with the benchmark, up to 50-60 ...

Rise of in-house fund mgmt a game changer

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2010
... down from $18 million in the preceding year - but that is small change for a government operating on a $42 billion dollar budget. QIC said that it remains QSuper's largest provider of investment services, managing over $17 billion for the super fund ...

Align preservation and retirement age: DoFD

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
... has warned the Gillard government that the current unlimited funding of superannuation benefits will eventually break the budget. The main problem, noted the DoFD, is that the impacts of the aging Australian population will put too much pressure on retirement ...

European pension systems under review

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2010
The European Commission has published a Green Paper discussing European pension systems, EU regulation issues and what the future solvency regime for pension funds will involve. The paper, as part of a four-month consultation on European pensions, will ...

Planes, trains & automobiles and the bush

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
... little bang for the buck - the unemployment rate remains at near 10 per cent - and was only effective in widening America's budget deficit. Whether Obama ultimately finds funding for his shovels or not, the prospect of the Democrats losing control of ...

Wilson HTM outsources clearing

NEW RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
Penson Financial Services Australia Pty Ltd (PFSA) announced the signing of a five-year agreement to provide equities clearing services for Brisbane based broker Wilson HTM Investment Group. Deane Sweeney, Wilson HTM chief operating officer, said outsourcing ...

SEC charges New Jersey with fraud

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2010
... unable to make contributions to TPAF and PERS without raising taxes, cutting other services or otherwise affecting its budget. As a result, investors were not provided adequate information to evaluate the state's ability to fund the pensions or assess ...