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Rejoice for the A$ has fallen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... drop from around US$0.97 in July 2008 to US$0.62 four months later that helped the economy withstand the global financial crisis. Australia may have just joined the currency war without firing a bullet... and if this is the start of a deeper depreciation ...

Climate induced GFC a 'very real' risk: Hewson

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
... has said that over-investment by banks and pension funds in carbon-exposed industries could lead to a global financial crisis that dwarfs the 2008 crash. Hewson was speaking in his capacity as chairman of the Asset Owners' Disclosure Project, a movement ...

FEATURE: Quenching the thirst for income

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
Low economic growth and wavering investment confidence in the wake of the global financial crisis has turned a stampede of investors onto the portfolio boosting benefits of income-paying investments. But understanding the many options available can ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
... data at the weekend showed Chinese industrial output expanded in August at its slowest rate since the global financial crisis. Wall Street provided a negative lead after another round of solid indicators fanned expectations the Federal Reserve will hike ...

Why are bonds no longer a safe haven?

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act in 1999 and the introduction of other regulation in the wake of the global financial crisis (GFC) have meant that banks are required to hold more capital on their balance sheets. The new regulations have meant an ...

Super contributions back to pre-crisis levels

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
... Contributions to APRA-regulated superannuation funds are the strongest they've been since the on-set of the global financial crisis, according to a research report by the Financial Services Council (FSC). Total contributions for the 2013-14 year were ...

MDAs allow small players to act as large instos

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
... accounts in the United States and other countries to a "perfect storm" of technology improvements and the global financial crisis, which damaged investors' faith in traditional managed funds. "The irony is that managed fund unit pricing errors years ...

Stagflation is real in Brazil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
... September 2009. Yes you got that correct the current credit growth is lower than that recorded during the global financial crisis. But again, the central bank is straitjacketed by high inflation. The government is in no position to help either until ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
... Australian market on Thursday, continued to hold above the 5,600-point mark - its highest level since the global financial crisis in 2008. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 10.0 points, or 0.18 per cent, at 5,632.9 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Unmet SMSF advice needs a boon for advisers

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
... strategies (24%). These figures coincide with satisfaction for advisers being at its highest since the global financial crisis (GFC). The overall proportion of SMSFs using a financial planner stopped its six-year decline and stabilised over the last ...