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When saving goes bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
... household savings ratio has been around double digits since the December quarter of 2008 (it was at 11.1% in the September quarter of 2013). The last time it was near these levels was in 1990 (that preceded the 1991 recession) a and in 1985 (Australia ...

ANZ profit on the rise in first quarter

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... bank's provision charge for bad debts was $191 million in the December quarter, down from $322 million in the September quarter. The global wealth division continued to improve business performance through productivity gains and increased sales of wealth ...

SMSFs stick with cash and TDs

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014
... lowering interest rates and resulting increase in inflation risk. According to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) September quarter 2013 figures, 29.6% of SMSF funds were invested in cash and term deposits. This compares with 30.6% in the June quarter ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
... recent weeks was not surprising. He said the release of key Australian gross domestic product figures for the September quarter would be one the biggest events for the market on Wednesday. The listing of electronics retailer Dick Smith Holdings at noon ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
... contract was down 28 points at 5,226. In economic news on Wednesday, The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases September quarter national accounts figures, including gross domestic product. The Australian Industry Group/Commonwealth Bank Australian ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... makes its interest rate decision. The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases October's retail trade figures, September quarter balance of payments and international investment position data and September quarter government finance statistics. No major ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013
... on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is due to release construction work done data for the September quarter. In equities news, Programmed Maintenance is expected to post first half results while Bank of Queensland, Independence Group ...

Move the goalpost Mark

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... and up to a 50% probability based on constant bank rates. The country's unemployment rate stood at 7.6% in the September quarter - the lowest since May 2009. That's the good news. The bad news is that it has also brought forward expectations for a BOE ...

Electronic reports signify Stronger Super milestone

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
... in the Stronger Super reforms, marking an important milestone in the implementation of the reforms. From the September quarter, APRA substantially increased the information required to be reported by superannuation funds while reducing the time funds ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
... fall in stock values with better-than-expected US gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 2.8 per cent in the September quarter and promising unemployment numbers. That's spurred speculation that the Federal Reserve will start winding down its $US85 billion-a-month ...