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It's all good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
... with "...downside risks remain, and internal and external imbalances are still a concern." The same could be said of the OECD which released its latest forecast last week. In its latest outlook it predicted world growth to ease from 4.9 per cent in 2010 ...

Just replace because with despite

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
... investment dropped by 0.6 per cent and 4.4 per cent, respectively. And while, we're at it, let's not tell the market that the OECD has lowered its UK GDP growth projection to 1.4 per cent (from 1.5 per cent) for 2011 and to 1.8 per cent (from 2.0 per ...

Diversified pension policy is best: OECD

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
... adequacy and sustainability, a balancing act that G20 countries are finding increasingly difficult to maintain, reveals a major OECD report. Restoring this balance is forcing countries to adopt policies they previously would have dismissed as radical ...

Food profits to rise: Macquarie

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... for protein, he told reporters. But all food produced would have to increase to feed an ever-increasing population, with OECD figures from 2009 showing food production would have to rise by 42 per cent to cope, he said. Macquarie Agricultural Funds Management ...

Voluntary top-up contribs not enough: ASFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... relative to other countries explains why Australia's retirement income replacement ratio is only 42 per cent compared to the OECD average of 59 per cent, notwithstanding that over generous OECD pensions are a major cause of Europe's fiscal melt-down. ...

SG needed to save retirees: Shorten

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
... Minister Shorten, himself a former super fund trustee, said poverty rates among Australian retirees are already worse than OECD standards. "We are 26 out of 30 (nations) in terms of incomes of older Australians as a proportion of the population as a ...

Govt claims MRRT as super victory

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
... will pay for itself within the next 15 years because it will alleviate the government cost of the pension." Vamos pointed to OECD data released this week showing Australia would deliver retirement income at a replacement rate of 47.3 per cent for an ...

Inflated inflation scare

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
... ingredient for rising inflation is stronger demand. Sure inflation is rising but is not at levels that should cause concern. The OECD headline inflation measure was at 1.8 per cent in November - far below the 4.94 peak hit in July 2008. And core inflation? ...

Value a plus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... failed to generate meaningful improvements in their respective economies. The near-term outlook for the economies of the OECD as whole remains one of sub-trend growth. This is hardly surprising given the still high rates of unemployment in many of the ...

Year of the Bunny

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... performances. And why not? While we know all too well about robust economic growth in China and other emerging markets, the OECD leading indicator - the one that tracks the future performance of the developed economies - and global purchasing managers ...