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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher. At 0800 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 16 points at 4,208. No major economic news is expected on Tuesday. In equities news, Newcrest Mining and Aquarius Platinum give ...

In superannuation, bigger can be better but not always

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
... their fees low, said Dunnin. This shift to more extremely large funds will have other results as well. "By the end of this decade Australia's largest super funds could each be managing more than $100 billion. It would make them larger than the current ...

New RBA deputy governor named

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
The Treasurer has named Dr Philip Lowe as the new deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). Lowe will take up the role on a seven year term from next February, succeeding Ric Battellino who is retiring from the RBA after 39 years. "I would ...

PM: Labor taking reform road on super

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
... reform road" on superannuation. "That is why we will lift compulsory super contributions from 9 to 12 % by the end of this decade. Through securing super we'll make sure every employee's super is paid on full and in time. I know there are workplaces ...

SG rise through House of Representatives

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
... Standard the rise would mean a "more dignified retirement" for most workers. "We've been advocating for this for over a decade, so were obviously delighted to see that this has gone through the House of Representatives," said chief executive Australian ...

Australia's retirement system the most sustainable in the world

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... potential future burden on public finances, thus, Australia is under the least pressure to reform," said Towell. Over the last decade, almost all Western European countries have been trimming their public pension systems in an effort to make them more ...

Italy's bond market collapse puts US back in favour

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
... exiting Italy has driven down the capital base and skyrocketed Italian yields to 6.7%, their highest level in more than a decade, resulting in a spread of almost 500 basis points compared to German bunds. Foreign investors rushing back into US treasuries ...

ASIC: New regulations for responsible entities

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
... equal to the NTA requirement in liquid assets. According to ASIC, these are the first significant changes in more than a decade to the rules covering financial requirements for MISs - Res with existing REs having until November 1 2012 to comply with ...

Infra transport spending to jump 123%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
Australian transport infrastructure spending is tipped to more than double to $41 billion over the next decade, but that is still only an estimated 6% of the nation's infrastructure backlog. Property specialists CBRE have just released a report detailing ...

Asia growth to transform business

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011
... Dinner, said, "By 2020 BRIC countries will be 50% of world GDP so they will be front and centre of the world economy. The decade between now and then will be one of tremendous structural change." Dr Gupta said the transition will fundamentally change ...