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UK retirees have more debt

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2013
UK retirees are using higher proportions of their retirement savings to pay off debt, reveals the Spring 2013 UK Aviva Real Retirement Report. "Despite the increasing tendency to work past the old Default Retirement Age of 65, it seems more people are ...

Bears out a-haunting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
Shutdown: Day 8 and counting and... 9 days to go before the US debt hit the ceiling. Yes Virginia, those adult politicos in Washington are still at it...playing their game of chickens. Both sides are waiting for the other to blink. You know what happens ...

Blue Sky grows revenue 48%

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has reported a 48% increase in operating revenue and an after-tax net profit of $3.59 million for the full year to 30 June. Operating revenue for Australia's only listed alternatives-focused fund manager grew from $8.9million ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher with international markets boosted by encouraging eurozone data signalling that the 17-nation bloc may be edging out of recession. At 0647 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract ...

Election too close to call

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... Senator and presenter of ABC's Counterpoint program Amanda Vandstone, consumer site One Big Switch co-founder Lachlan Harris and Sky News contributing editor Peter Van Onselen pulled no punches in their light-hearted analysis of both party's election ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat despite Wall Street finishing higher with surging Facebook shares boosting sentiment. At 0754 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was down one point at 4,992. No major economic ...

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STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013

Facebook usage in Australia going up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
While there are concerns Facebook use in Australia may be slipping, the number of Australians using the social media platform actually jumped 2.75% in May to reach 12.2 million. LinkedIn was ranked a distant second with 3.7 million users and Twitter ...

Blue Sky invests $20m in Oak Tree retirement villages

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
A fund managed by Blue Sky Private Equity (BSPE) has taken a significant minority stake in Australian retirement community operator Oak Tree Group, investing more than $20 million. The Oak Tree Group will use the investment to fund the development of ...

The sky is falling downunder

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
Are we there yet? Have we reached the "others are fearful" point, where good ol' Warren Buffett advises us to buy? It's very much looking that way for Australia. The scaremongers are coming out one-by-one scaremongering the bejeesus out of every bloke ...