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Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... consumer related shares, CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said. "It appears better reads we are getting on weekly consumer confidence is starting to have an impact on investors," he said. "Both consumer staples and discretionary stocks ...

Research contradicts group risk claims crisis

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... pay in premiums, has actually improved on a whole-of-industry scale. For death/TPD cover, average sum insured per dollar weekly premium for a 40 year old low risk Workplace member in 2014 is $62,249 - up 2% on last year and 5% in five years. For death-only ...

Everything but the kitchen sink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... households for house purchase". More give. Suspension of bond market sterilisation. "In addition, we decided to suspend the weekly fine-tuning operation sterilising the liquidity injected under the Securities Markets Programme." European equity markets ...

Budget reply speech 2014 -15: Bill Shorten

Budget speech 2014 -15

... Australian people, to build a workforce for the future, those who can work, should work. The benefits of work go far beyond your weekly pay packet. Work gives people a sense of self, and work helps to build a sense of community. That is why young people ...

Mother doesn't know

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... the lowest level in 36 years -- from 63.2 in the previous month. Not good 'ey? Wait! There's more to this too. US average weekly hours were unchanged at 34.5 hours in April as were average hourly earnings -stuck at US$24.31. Shouldn't hours worked and ...

Age Pension to rise to 70 by 2035

MARK SMITH, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014
... Commission of Audit has recommended a number of changes to the Age Pension, including that it be set at 28% of average weekly earnings. This is a significant change, as currently the Age Pension is 27.7% of male total average weekly earnings. This translates ...

Kinetic Super to reduce admin fees

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
... cents. This would translate to member savings of just over $10 a year. However, the 10.5% figure only applies to the fixed weekly fee. On top of this, Kinetic Super charges a member admin fee of 0.25% per annum of the member's balance. There will be ...

Think tank calls to end super tax concessions

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2014
... care for children/ageing parents). The paper suggests that the single pension be lifted from 30% of male total average weekly earnings to 37.5%, with a consequent lift in the partnered rate. This would raise the pension rate for singles from $21,018 ...

NGS Super lifts premiums for older members

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
... TPD lump sum payout of just under $240,000. Under the new deal, this will drop to $140,000. Meanwhile, the 40-year-old's weekly death and TPD premium will increase threefold, from $2.16 to $6.86. However, the same 40-year-old will receive a death benefit ...