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FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... provide a wider range of benefits than most pension funds globally - and anyway, MySuper hadn't had a chance to work its magic yet. The question of whether MySuper was bringing down fees was answered in September when the Australian Prudential Regulation ...

Crowding in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
... and the government are saving this time. Even EU VP Katainen has his reservations about the plan, saying that it is "not a magic wand with which we will be able to miraculously invest ourselves out of a difficult economic climate". It sounds like "boxed ...

Next super revolution must tackle retirement: Vilgan

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
... assets." But she reminded delegates: "There is no free lunch. There is no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. There is no magic pudding."

PC calls for overhaul of public infrastructure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... financing and the delivery of infrastructure services." The PC stressed that, while private financing has a role, it is not a "magic pudding", and ultimately users or taxpayers would foot the bill. The report gave extensive treatment of recommendations ...

That evil word is back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
... clear, real and present danger should Friday night's US non-farm payrolls report shows that the economy added more than the magic number of 200K last month. It's gonna be a real nail biter if the fate not only of the US economy but the whole world depends ...

QE infinity

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013

Adjusting for adjustments

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... jobs? That number was 8.0%. What happened to this number? Well hello! China's economy have been growing less than that "magic" number that prevents riots since the second quarter of last year. In the first quarter of this year, Chinese GDP grew by 7.7%...but ...

Austerity can be hazardous to your health

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013

Can't lose

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
... but...I told you so. Yes Virginia, I hate to tell you I told you so but...I told you so. Yes Virginia, the Fed's monetary magic continues to work its magic on the equity markets. Wall Street's running up and setting new record highs along the way. The ...

All Ords at 5000 overvalued but...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... number mark of 5000. It finished at 5,024.5 points yesterday. My database shows that the last time it was at or above this magic number was two years and two days ago - 11 February 2011. If you're watching the ASX 200, you'll have to go back almost three ...