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Gen Y's more financially independent

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
... this country to expect to retire with the family home paid off and increasing in value. "It's been seen as the ultimate safety net and often used to help younger family members get their start in the property market as well as funding retirement lifestyles. ...

New accountants' licence hailed as win for affordable advice

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
... Financial Planning Association (FPA) has welcomed the increased competition and said conditional licensing provides a vital safety net to consumers. "The FPA has long advocated for the removal of the accountants' exemption. The announcement by the Minister ...

Pacific Hydro joins $315m renewable energy JV

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
... with Vale in Brazil and internationally," said Grant. VAcnia Somavilla, executive director of human resources, health and safety, sustainability and energy at Vale, said this is the company's first venture into wind energy and represents an important ...

UHNW households top global growth: BCG

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
... offshore wealth management subject to increased regulatory scrutiny, despite its increase, partly as a result of flight to safety. Alternative business models including external asset managers, family offices and online wealth managers however, have ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
... 10-year bond hit an all-time record low and the US dollar reached a nearly two-year high against the euro as investors sought safety from Europe's troubles. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 160.83 points, or 1.28 per cent, to finish the session ...

High yield may mean lower income: CFSGAM

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
... Minbatiwala, senior portfolio manager at Colonial First State Global Asset Management. "Investors are making the flight to safety because they perceive the income from dividends to be more stable than the underlying share price of a company and because ...

Retirement funding needs aged care inclusion

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... that those who can contribute to aged care costs should; those who cannot deserve the protection of the government funded safety net."

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... of weak eurozone figures indicating the troubled region is headed for recession sent traders running on Tuesday for the safety of the Japanese currency at the expense of the euro and the dollar. Tokyo eased 0.59 per cent, or 59.48 points, to 10,050.39 ...

Retirement not an automatic trigger for defensive strategies

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... finding that retirement should not be an automatic trigger to adopt defensive strategies. With the Age Pension in place as a safety net for retirees, Towers Watson has recommended through its own analysis that the use of risk parity funds or the principles ...

Austerity's political pay-off

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
... UBS. Deleveraging will mean years of slowed growth coupled with structurally higher unemployment rates, lower provision of safety nets and welfare entitlements and higher taxes, according to Curt Custard, which will not be popular with the electorate. ...