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Inflated inflation scare

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
... prices was unfair. Adding that, "The Fed, like every other central bank, is powerless to prevent fluctuations in the cost of living and increases of individual prices. We do not produce oil. Nor do we grow food or provide health care... Emerging market ...

RSL calls for super revamp

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
... value over the six months October 2008 to March 2009, is still regarded as a credible measure of change in the real cost of living," he said. "The RSL has consistently argued that those who have served their nation in the Defence Force deserve to have ...

Super escapes budget knives

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
... the political win for pensioners has been so emphatic that the pension will now be indexed to a special retiree's cost of living measure which will see pensions lift each year much faster than ordinary wages. But this is where it gets risky for the superannuation ...

Fee-for-service cuts planner revenue

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2009
... founder of Elixir. "Clients are naturally more fee-sensitive in a downturn as they seek to reduce their overall cost of living," said Viskovic. Advice businesses most effected are those based on asset-linked fee revenue, however very few advisers had ...

The good oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
... slow the escalating oil price as they watch their disposable income sucked into their petrol tanks and the higher cost of living. Higher petrol and energy bills also hit business costs. At one point, European farmers, fishermen and bakers took to the ...

Planners still optimistic: MLC

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2008
... years ago. "High interest rates, falling superannuation balances, investment market uncertainty and the spiralling cost of living, including high petrol prices - these are major concerns for all Australians," said David Bryant, head of Australian Unity ...

Consumer outlook slows climate cause

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... prepared to pay more for energy under a proposed National Emissions Trading Scheme," said Singh. The report found cost of living is Australians' number one concern at the moment with one third of respondents stating their financial position is worse ...

Broken hearts from empty pockets

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
... the most. "High interest rates, falling superannuation balances, investment market uncertainty and the spiralling cost of living, including high petrol prices - these are major concerns for all Australians," said David Bryant, head of Australian Unity ...

Mortgage arrears hit all-time high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
... the increases in interest rates, seasonal impact of the Christmas/New-Year period, and general increases to the cost of living, they said. Despite the deepening stress and increased losses, Vera Chaplin, S&P credit analyst, said, "Losses are increasing ...

Senate admits age pension falls short

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2008
A senate enquiry into the cost of living pressures on older Australians has confirmed what many pensioners already know - that the pension rate is not enough for day-to-day living costs. "Australians have endured cost of living increases over recent ...