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Govt claims MRRT as super victory

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
... biggest financial concern for people was whether they'll have enough money to retire on. "This will begin to alleviate that problem," she said. "The bottom line is it will pay for itself within the next 15 years because it will alleviate the government ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
The Australian stock market has received positive leads from the US and Europe overnight, as investors overlooked a litany of bad news. At 0905 AEDT, the June share price index contract was up 28 points at 4,750 points, on volume of 4,457 contracts. ...

Blue-collar workers shun advice: survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
A study found that a segment of the Australian population is more likely to fall prey to dodgy financial products because it is 'not their nature' to seek professional financial advice. In a study conducted late last year, "Unemployed and struggling ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
... cent, at 9,206.75 points. A stronger yen is a negative for Japan's powerhouse export sector, potentially dealing another problem to an economy already wracked by an earthquake, tsunami and evolving nuclear crisis. HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares closed ...

Fund, Insurers unafraid of Japan quake cost

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
A superannuation fund which invested $300 million in the catastrophe bond sector last year has said it does not expect any direct losses from the Japan earthquake tragedy. Paul Gregory, head of communications for New Zealand Superannuation Fund, said ...

Super funds urge MySuper rethink

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
There are better ways to deliver the aims of MySuper than those currently being explored by the government, super fund experts said. Shifting the focus from fees to the total profit that funds extract from MySuper products and even limiting that amount ...

Dutch pension tackles longevity risk and ageing population

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
... system is currently on the move towards a new pension contract that should be sustainable for the future," she said. The problem becomes worse with increased longevity. A possible solution could be to push the retirement age to as high as 67 in 2017 ...

Queen Qaddafi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
... strength in bond markets - suggest investors are not really buying into the oil will derail growth or inflation is becoming a problem scares. They are buying the dips instead.

ATO shifts gears on SMSF regos

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
Trustees will not be able to register an SMSF until there are assets in the fund under a new ATO system launched late last year. Two months ago, 30,000 SMSFs were reclassified as 'Registered - Status not determined', as part of an incentive to make ...

Desert storm

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... contribution to daily global oil supply. Saudi Arabia alone has more than enough in excess reserve to fill the gap. The problem is that other major oil-producing nations like Algeria, Bahrain, Kuwait and Iran are also in the thick of protests for regime ...