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Strong premium growth countered by claims costs

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
... that gross written premiums increased 8.3% to $28,602 million, while underwriting surplus fell from $1,229 million to a deficit of $438 million. The survey also showed that the country's insurers achieved profits of $2.51 billion in 2011-12, down 18.5% ...

Star alignment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... taxes they pay and concessions they get. While Wayne Swan and most reports stressed the "better-than-expected" result - a deficit of A$43.7 billion relative to the A$44.4 billion shortfall predicted in May - it's nearly double the A$22.6 billion deficit ...

A stock market rally could get Obama over the line

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012
... austerity whereby global equities fall by 15% to 20%, to a complete postponement of tough decisions on how to tackle the deficit. This would likely see higher volatility and US equities returning in the 0-10% range for 2013. The best-case scenario for ...

They will or they won't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
... night. And as Steve Goldstein - Washington Bureau chief of the Wall Street Journal - wrote: "The CBO... says the budget deficit would shrink by nearly $500 billion in just the first year if the fiscal cliff is triggered. From a current 7.3%, the budget ...

Super Mario to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
"We have just taken a very important decision, it is a fully effective backstop for removing the tail risk of Europe." With these words, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi put a stop to months of speculation, hearsays and guesswork. Mario ...

Plug the $1 trillion savings shortfall: FSC

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
... that the Federal Government use an upcoming round table on superannuation, announced in January, to prevent this savings deficit impacting the federal budget. He said this outcome will force retirees to depend on the Age Pension at a stage in their retirement ...

Bond boom or bust?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
... far this year - up 10.1%. Why not? Australia is AAA-rated while the US only has two A's. Australia has a lower budget deficit. The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) predicts a shortfall of 0.7% of GDP at the end of this year -- more than 10 times that ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... monetary policy. Tokyo fell 0.27 per cent, or 25.18 points, to 9,131.74 after Japan reported a wider-than-expected trade deficit in July as exports to Europe and Asian neighbours plunged. Sydney dipped 0.17 per cent, or 7.4 points, to close at 4,376.0 ...

Sun setting on the Land of the Rising Sun

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012

Doing our bit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
... 5.2% in July, inflation of 1.2% in the second quarter, an A$9 million trade surplus in June, a budget surplus (or small deficit) this fiscal year, the list goes on. With stats like these, what's the worry? Ahh yes! The high A-dollar - the nominated curse ...