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Aussies have more faith in super: Mercer

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011
Australians are the happiest they've been with the super funds since December 2008, according to new research from Mercer. The Superannuation Sentiment Index shows a nine point rise in overall "sentiment score" between December 2010 and September 2011 ...

Those tight Aussies

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2011
Could it be? Not long after US President Obama has departed this land that's girt by sea, Americans are now picking on Australians for their woes. Blaming it on our "recessionary mindset" and our "despondent consumer confidence". According to theage.com.au ...

Cup Day: Aussies to win

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
Europe update: They're still having a go at it. And financial markets are bobbing up and down with every fresh update. Most European stock markets closed weaker because "Hopes fade for quick summit fix for Europe woes," says theage.com.au's headline ...

Asian counterweight

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... buildings and shopping malls. I would imagine the same is true for China and India times ten or more. This is good news for us Aussies. Oi! Oi! Oi!

All good but for the dollar A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
... Australian consumers to shop offshore where their A-dollar could get more bang for their buck. And then, there are those Aussies who simply just fly overseas to do their offshore shopping in person. Australia may weather another flood or cyclone or tsunami ...

Fin services lend weight to East Timor education

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... saying thank you after 40,000 East Timorese lost their lives fighting alongside our Diggers in World War II," said Ian. "Aussies never let down their mates, this is one way we can help," he said.

Up, down or sideways

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
... exchange rate versus the American greenback had been so strong, it's hard to miss. No siree! Have you noticed the number of Aussies that were in the UK for 'The Royal Wedding of the Century'? They have money to burn, money that not so long ago could ...

Aussies embrace US real estate

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2010
After a tumultuous few years, US real estate could be set for gains next year, and Australia's largest super funds are becoming alert to the opportunities. According to Principal Real Estate Investors, despite uncertainty over the macroeconomic situation ...

Parity not quite a party

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2010
... that derive their revenues in foreign currencies? They'll discover their earnings not that much when translated back into Aussies. But for now, the appreciating Australian dollar is doing its work -- serving as an escape valve preventing the domestic ...

Aussies fear super balances

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2010
More Australians don't know how much they have in their super today than a year ago, research shows. The second annual Suncorp Life Attitudes to Superannuation in Australia Survey assessed consumers' concerns about having enough money to retire on and ...