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Retiree 4pct drawdown limits too high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
... drawdown rate is known as "increasing the risk of ruin". Focus on the drawdown rate intensified following the onset of the GFC in 2008-09 when retiree interest groups successful lobbied the government to lower the drawdown rates to prevent retiree accounts ...

Never good enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
... "exporting its way out of recession"? Japan's doing it right here, right now. The intermittent currency wars (not only after the GFC) were intended to do just that. This is because the benefits from trade will ultimately flow through to the entire economy. ...

LGS to white label MetLife's latest offering

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... option that protected against downside and longevity risk. "It caters for, I think, people who are concerned with another GFC scenario," he said, adding: "Provided returns are reasonable, the chances of running out of money are quite small. It's not ...

Women on boards have no influence in performance

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
... and gender seemed to matter," Adam said. However, gender started to matter less to shareholders after the beginning of the GFC and, especially, after the start of the ASX disclosure requirements in 2010. "Now, more women are likely to be appointed to ...

When saving goes bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
... buildings and structures and equipment, plant and machinery dropped by 5.2% in the December quarter - the biggest fall since 2009 (GFC days). More worrying, local businesses plan to do more saving - the first estimate show they intend to cut spending ...

A tall tale of a good story

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
... from 13.8% in November but at 13.5%, it's still growing at its fastest pace since early 2006 - yup, the boom times before the GFC. And talkin' bout US home prices, the better-than-expected and stronger than the previous month's gain in house prices released ...

Sinodinos rules out LRBA review for SMSFs

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
... tight regulation, you can't prevent another financial collapse occuring. We can't guarantee another collapse whether it be the GFC or fraud, we can encourage best possible advice and then it's up to the market."

New EM bond rater proposes fresh approach

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
ARC Ratings SA, a debt market ratings service formed during the GFC to focus mainly on midsize European companies and emerging markets, is proposing a new approach to its bond risk categorisations. ARC Ratings, formed in 2008, is a joint venture ratings ...

Westpac trumpets infrastructure's 'annuity style' potential

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
... regulated super funds, similar to the deposit guarantee provided to approved deposit-taking institutions during and post the GFC." It also suggested the government establish a "liquidity pool mechanism allowing individual contributing funds access to ...

APRA issues warning on group risk

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014
... amounted to almost $13 billion. APRA also noted that policy lapse rates have meanwhile increased from 13% at the time of the GFC to 17% in 2013, a trend likely to increase policy established costs for insurers.