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VicSuper and Challenger launch integrated super retirement product

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
VicSuper has answered the Financial System Inquiry's call for superannuation trustees to introduce measures that will potentially protect members' longevity risk and improve efficiency in retirement. In conjunction with investment management firm Challenger ...

BOJ in (tactical) retreat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
"It's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright) sun-shiny day." -Everlife Equity markets from New York to Rio and old London town bounded sharply higher while you, I and Irene were still in the stage of REM sleep as optimism returned - more specifically ...

Van Eck goes local on EM fixed income

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
Growth is beginning to surprise on the upside for emerging markets according to Van Eck Global emerging markets fixed income portfolio manager, Eric Fine. Speaking to Financial Standard about emerging market (EM) debt, Fine said a recent shift in the ...

Mocking Maastricht

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
Is there? Is there not? A deal between 'the institutions' and Greece? It's a mere three winks away to crunch time and yet, there's still conflicting news on whether or not 'the institutions' would give Athens the euros it needs to repay one of 'the ...

Winter of our discontent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
... America. Perhaps, most countries need to "double seasonally adjust", ey? With China also slowing, it'll be baby, what a big surprise if Australia's GDP growth does not show the same slowing trend when the Statistician releases the National Accounts numbers ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
... news released on Friday. The revised GDP figure for the first quarter, showing a 0.7 per cent contraction, was not a surprise. But perceptions of a rebound in growth since then were tempered by a fall in the May Chicago regional business activity index ...

Who's scared of Grexit or lift-off?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... lift-off-induced dip. The better outcome for us all would be yet another extension of debt relief/bailout for Greece... more so, if surprise of surprises, debt forgiveness. But Grexit would not be bad too. It allows Greece to reset and the rest of its ...

Market lower in broad sell-off

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
The Australian share market has opened lower, led downwards by market heavyweight BHP Billiton. IG market strategist Evan Lucas said the Australian market was experiencing a broad-based sell-off. "We've had two positive days off very light volumes," ...

Senior execs complain of stagnant careers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
A staggering 86% of senior accounting and finance executives believe their career prospects have stagnated, according to a research paper by national recruitment company axr. The findings are contained in CFgrOw authored by axr director Brad Eisenhuth. ...

Lies, stats and damned double seasonal adjustments

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... lies and now we have this from the San Fran Fed. Here's the link if you want to see the US economy in psychedelic haze. Surprise of surprises. San Fran after all was the seat of "Flower Power" - "The term later became generalized as a modern reference ...