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Super lump sum myth debunked

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
... withdrawn their super but were undecided and did not know what to do with it. Only 7.1% used their super to pay for a holiday and a further 10.9% used it to clear debts. "We estimate that as the superannuation system matures, 96% of all retirement assets ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
... finished 0.10 per cent down, shedding 2.26 points to 2,157.54. WELLINGTON - New Zealand's market was closed for a public holiday.

A fantabulous set of jobs numbers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015
"Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday..." -Bonnie M. Hooray! Hooray! Hooray for the fantabulous Australian jobs report for March. It's a holi-holiday for the RBA in May. Well... maybe. 'twas a wonderful set of numbers. The Australian Bureau of Statistics ...

AMP launches goals-based investment site

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
AMP Capital has launched a website to assist financial advisers in their conversations with clients about how to achieve their goals through different investment strategies. The site helps advisers identify the client's goals, risks and priorities. ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
... five-day winning streak. Chinese markets also rose at the open in the first day of trade after the week-long Lunar New Year holiday. But Shanghai quickly reversed course to close down 0.56 per cent despite a survey showing Chinese factory activity expanded ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... it fell 0.35 per cent, or 86.89 points, to 24,750.07. Mainland Chinese markets are still closed for the Lunar New Year holiday. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index fell 31.392 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 5722.965.

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street fell following mixed US housing data, a lacklustre reading on inflation and indications the Federal Reserve is in no hurry to raise interest rates. At 0900 AEDT on Thursday, the March share ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... markets were unfazed by the trouble in Europe as trade began to wind down in several Asian bourses before the Lunar New Year holiday at the end of the week. Tokyo fell 0.10 per cent, or 17.68 points, to 17,987.09 and Sydney lost 0.52 per cent, or 30.5 ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
... was up 14 points, or 0.24 per cent, at 5,849.5 points. NEW YORK - Wall Street was closed for the Presidents Day public holiday. LONDON - European stocks closed slightly off as investors awaited the outcome of high-stakes debt talks between Greece and ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015
... betting on the US Federal Reserve hiking interest rates soon. The Nikkei in Tokyo, which was closed Wednesday for a public holiday, rallied 1.85 per cent, or 327.04 points, to 17,979.72 on Thursday - its best finish since July 2007. Shanghai rose 0.50 ...