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NSW universities face $4.3bn in super liabilities

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... The affected schemes are the State Superannuation Scheme, the State Authority Superannuation Scheme and the State Authorities Non-contributory Superannuation Scheme. The audit found that there could be insufficient assets and future funding to provide ...

"If it becomes necessary" time?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... Both times Wall Street resumed its uptrend. Don't want to get wrong-footed by the Fed again. The same with Europe, authorities there have always been forced into action when the going gets tough. The most recent of which was the ECB's long-term refinancing ...

Aus investors over-reacting on Euro fears

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
... funding. "The funding costs for stressed economies is starting to rise significantly," Sherwood said. "If European authorities fail to arrest that spread then we could see an impact on the Australian economy - but that would require a lot of things to ...

Not that rainy day feeling again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
... However Jennifer, the longer-term would not be as bad as our furry friends make it out to be. This is because European authorities are aware of what awaits them if they don't do something, anything. Even Germany would suffer if the Eurozone members go ...

Bad news? What bad news?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
... single stimulus yuan yet. All these, despite one and all still waiting on the Greek verdict and plan X from European authorities. All these, despite Big Ben not having uttered a single QE word since. The mere fact that we've forgotten about our friend ...

Australian economy on target for growth: OECD

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
... in that year. The OECD has also backed the Government's commitment to return to surplus. The report suggested that authorities preserve the economy's flexibility and facilitate the adjustments made necessary by the changes underway, rather than impeding ...

PJC blasts Trio follow-up

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
... Corporations and Financial Services has expressed strong concern over lack of follow-up from regulators and criminal authorities in the wake of the Trio Capital collapse. In the report on the largest superannuation fraud in Australian history, costing ...

The end is not nigh

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
... growth. Europeans no longer believe the no pain, no gain mantra for, for them, there's only pain. But what are Europa's authorities to do? Go for growth and the bond markets punish them for relaxing austere measures. Continue with fiscal tightening and ...

Bumps along the way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
... nuclear reactors, the Middle East was in turmoil with the Arab Spring and there was talk that China would land hard. The authorities scrambled for a rescue. Central banks stimulated led by the Fed's Operation's Twist. So much so that scaredy cats who ...

There's the good news and there's the good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012
... accumulate more at reduced prices." I reasoned back then that, if things get worst "it'll set monetary and fiscal authorities on red alert and the law of self-preservation says that they will do something - just as they did in the past many times over." ...