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Age Pension must be factored into retirement income

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
... services firm, Towers Watson. "Superannuation Guarantee increases notwithstanding, the Age Pension will continue to provide a safety net in retirement," said Andrew Boal, managing director for Towers Watson in Australia. Currently, around 50% of Australians ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
... had powers under the Fair Work Act to intervene in the dispute if it began to impact the national economy or health and safety, a move the federal opposition said it would support. Mr Daghlian said Qantas shares had shed about 40 per cent in 2011, worse ...

Rewarding wishful thinking

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
... for economic affairs Olli Rehn saying that, "Capital positions of European banks must be reinforced to provide additional safety margins and thus reduce uncertainty. This should be regarded as an integral part of the EU's comprehensive strategy to restore ...

Cash sector surges beyond super

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2011
Nervous investors have been flooding money into the safety of bank deposits since the global financial crisis. This has pushed the deposit sector to a record $1.5 trillion, building a clear lead over the $1.4 trillion superannuation savings pool. Super ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... level of 423,000, reflecting the persistent weakness of the US job market. Bond prices surged as investors flocked to the safety of US government debt, with the yield on the 10-year Treasury note sinking to a new record low. The 10-year yield stood below ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... the lowest point since February - before recovering to $US1.3648 almost unchanged from $US1.3649 on Friday. The flight to safety drove down the yields on 10-year bonds issued by Germany and the United States to historic low levels. Borrowing prices fell ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... Greece," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist of Rockwell Global Capital. Shell-shocked investors scurried for the safety of US Treasuries, sending the yield on the 10-year note to its lowest level in history. Bond prices closed the day with solid ...

Trading volatility can protect portfolio from big swings

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... said. "But what else went up in 2008?" "Gold went up and the volatility index went up." Emerging markets gave no portfolio safety during the GFC, with MSCI Emerging Markets down 62% from October 2007 to February 2009. But over the same time period VIX ...

Greed is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... 'triple-A' rated nations! Who'll be the next to lose an A? What's next? Downgrade the entire planet and investors seek safety on Mars? The major take away in this current episode is that investors everywhere have not learnt the lessons of the past. They've ...

Market dives on US downgrade, China demands new reserve currency

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... world's sole superpower, has every right now to demand the United States address its structural debt problems and ensure the safety of China's dollar assets," China's official Xinhua news agency said. But Warren Hogan, chief economist at ANZ, attacked ...