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AMP Capital issues deflation warning

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... must recently, and excess capacity in the global economy in the wake of the GFC as major contributors to deflation. "The danger is that the plunge in inflation driven by the fall in oil prices will drive inflationary expectations down at a time when ...

So sure it's certain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
... ceiling last week. The resulting sharp appreciation of the Swiss franc to CHF0.9943 (currently), puts the Swiss chalet in danger of a collapse in exports (which accounts for almost 70% of their economy, and which about half are shipped to the euro area) ...

ASIC calls for standard cyber risk measure

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2014
The threat of cyber-attacks is "a fact of life" and there is a need to establish an international methodology to measure the businesses' vulnerability to the risk, Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman Greg Medcraft said. ...

ECB QE go riding on Fed QE stop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
... by 0.2% in the second quarter, suggest that a triple dip recession... and by extension, deflation, is a real and present danger. This is where the success or non-success of the Fed's taper becomes important for the ECB. It engaged in temporary long-term ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following solid gains on Wall Street after strong earnings reports. At 0815 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was up 18 points at 5,422. Locally, in economic news on Monday ...

Australians miss out on billions in unpaid super

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014
Around 650,000 Australian workers are missing out on almost $2.5 billion annually because their employer does not make mandatory superannuation contribution, according to a new study by Tria Partners. The research, which was commissioned by Cbus, REST ...

Super funds launch mental-illness claims benchmark

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
... study found men were far more likely to end their own lives than women - about five times more likely on average. The peak danger area for men was 39, while for women it was 69. On average about 11% of death claims for men were suicide-related, while ...

SMSF collapses imminent in hunt for yield

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... empowerment, but this has not been combined with an increase in skill or education. "I think there is potentially some danger in the next few years that we might see a headline about an SMSF investor getting into trouble through a highly concentrated ...

Are super funds the new shadow banks?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... should exercise "extreme caution" when considering infrastructure investments, as they are "highly illiquid" - which is a danger when superannuants have the right to withdraw their funds every 30 days. Consumer inertia is not enough of a guarantee that ...

FSU warns of job loss 'tidal wave'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... banks and financial services lobbyists at the expense of jobs, data security and the best interests of customers. "The danger of leaving the banking and finance industry to its own devices without any form of public accountability and regulation is the ...