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Bonds, where the real money is

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
... issued by US, European and Japanese governments so dominates the market that antipodean Australian borrowers have to pay above the odds to get anyone's attention. If Australian banks can't keep attracting new deposit funds it will hit local mortgage ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
The Australian dollar powered to a three-week high above 106 US cents by noon, buoyed by strength in equity markets as risk sentiment firmed following a speech by the US Federal Reserve chairman. At 1200 AEST on Monday, the Australian dollar was trading ...

NZ Govt to enrol extra 1m into Kiwisaver

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2011
... Alternatively they can increase their contribution rate to 4 or 8%, pushing the maximum 10% effective contribution rate above the 9% SG that applies in Australia. Concerns are being raised however that the subsidised contribution costs for the extra ...

UK pension liabilities bigger than the bank

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
... compared with their continental counterparts, the report said. Only a small number of European banks have pension liabilities above 50% of their market capitalisation, the study found. The study looked at other areas of risk including the size of equity ...

Time-based and opt-in preferred: MSI survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
... trusted source of investment advice, reaffirming the benefits of the industry, but that there are concerns with some areas. "Above all there is concern over what fee-for-service should mean in practice," he said. One area where respondents wants advisers ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
... manufacturing activity took a sharp hit in August, falling to -30.7 from 3.2 in July. In addition, US jobless claims rose back above the 400,000 threshold. "If we get any more movement away from risk appetite this evening then we could be opening a fair ...

Development, not cash, job market motivator

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
... right candidates. "One Australian bank is building potential career moves into job descriptions at senior analyst level and above. It's an indication that people no longer want to work in silos for the rest of their careers and that candidates are seeking ...

Super beats term deposits: AMP

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
... market volatility. "If you look back at returns, the super industry has delivered over past 15 years, they are more than 4% above of the rate of inflation," Dunn told reporters. "By world standards that is a very competitive return. If I take to the ...

Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
... manufacturing activity took a sharp hit in August, falling to -30.7 from 3.2 in July. In addition, US jobless claims rose back above the 400,000 threshold, around 6,000 higher than the market had forecast. Mr Jukes said a report by Morgan Stanley had ...

AMP fin svcs results reflect overall growth...

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2011
... products such as Flexible Super and North. Announced this morning, AMP has posted solid results with $2.2 billion capital above minimum regulatory requirements, up from $1.4 billion the same time last year. Underlying profit of $455 million for the half ...