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Super problems to short-change retirees

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011
... topical issue. Even if inflation stuck at 2.5 per cent - well within the Reserve Bank's target band - it would erode the purchasing power of a retiree's super by a substantial amount over 30 years. "Advisers need to focus on real returns," he said. According ...

BetaShares introduces gold ETF

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... unhedged gold," he said. Gold has been seen as a safe play for investors while stock market volatility has continued. "Purchasing gold companies as a means to access the gold price introduces company and stock market risk. A hedged gold ETF is the most ...

Fund reaps reward in shopping centre debt

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2011
... subject to ratings agency confirmation of the AAA rating on the note. The universities-based superannuation fund is purchasing the securities from Charter Hall Retail REIT, which invests in shopping centres. The securities are backed by a $737 million ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... lead from Chinese data showing manufacturing rebounding in the world's second-biggest economy. The mainland's official Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) rose to 53.4 index points in March, from 52.2 points in February, while an index from HSBC was up at ...

C'mon, Aussie, c'mon

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
... year. Bloomberg quoted several currency strategists to prove that, the "Aussie is 27 per cent too expensive" based on purchasing power parity - suggesting that the A$ should be trading at US$0.6843 instead of one for one. Perhaps they didn't see back ...

Commodities rising

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
... this is also a result of rising middle class (and nouveau riche) demand in the emerging economies, investors had been purchasing precious metals as hedge against lingering uncertainties and the debasement of paper currencies resulting from the pumping ...

Bad news bear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
... Bloomberg reports that, "There will be "higher inflation and lower growth because of higher oil prices, which take away purchasing power and transfers wealth somewhere else," El-Erian said. There will be "higher geopolitical risk, which tends to diminish ...

Sunsuper adds another property mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
Sunsuper has expanded its direct property portfolio after purchasing a $107 million property to compliment its national growth strategy. The super fund said the property purchase would add diversification to its investment portfolio. "This addition ...

Better and better

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
... outside U.S. borders" are also improving? And they appear to be given the almost universal improvement in the latest purchasing managers indices in China, India, the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Sweden, Brazil, Czech Republic, Turkey... ...

Speck of sand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
... Department and the University of Michigan. They're no longer scared of dipping into their savings. Reports that the Chicago Purchasing Managers index rose by more than expected in January continues to trend of strengthening manufacturing activity in ...