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Easy money to fill in the slack at the Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
Raise your hands all ye who thinks that their economy is growing above and beyond potential, that there's no slack in their nations' respective labour markets or that their labour force is not "under-utilised", and that it's time... to normalise interest ...

Govt begins long-awaited retirement income review

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
The government has launched its much-anticipated review of Australia's underdeveloped retirement income industry with the release of a comprehensive discussion paper. The 21-page paper discusses measures to overhaul the entire regulatory regime of the ...

Vision for the future

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
Financial services minister Bill Shorten said that by 2017, the industry will be unrecognisable, predicting the age of commission-free super and greater convergence of retail and industry super funds. The minister said that within five years, the transition ...

Planners react badly to FOFA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
Financial planners have reacted in fear to the Future of Financial Advice reforms, anticipating less pay for more work - and would pass costs on to clients, research firm CoreData has found. The independent research canvassed the views of 358 advisers ...

MoneyForLife ups ratchet frequency

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2010
ING Australia's longevity product MoneyForLife has increased its ratchet frequency from biennally (every two years) to annually. MoneyForLife is a retirement income solution that offers a guaranteed lifetime income and the flexibility associated with ...

Yamashita's treasure

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2009
US$1,170.30 per troy ounce. This is how much gold - the commodity, the physical metal - is currently fetching in international markets. Chances are it would go higher and it is now creating problems. Back in March this year -- when the equity markets ...

What-if scenarios bring Budget blues

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
New restrictions to existing superannuation and tax concessions could help the Government slash the predicted budget deficit in the next few years but this could come at a higher cost to superannuants and taxpayers in the long term, industry experts ...

Oil on slippery slope?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
Crude oil failed to capitalise on reports of lower inventories and the threat of further disruptions to supply as Hurricane Ike approaches the Gulf of Mexico. Only a few months ago, just a hint of a lower-than-expected fall in crude oil inventories ...

Franklin Templeton eyes Aus REITs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2007
Franklin Templeton Investments is gradually reducing its exposure in Asian real estate investment trusts (REIT) and redirecting its focus on Australia to achieve stable growth. Jack Foster, head of global real estate and portfolio manager at Franklin ...

Women priced out of life insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2007
More than two in five women with dependents have no life insurance because many perceive purchasing life insurance to be a costly, time-consuming exercise, according to an Allianz report. Meredith Barnes, national development manager, said women either ...