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Too much super diverted to pay personal debt: CPA report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... failing unless laws are introduced to quarantine savings for actual retirement income streams, warns CPA Australia in a major new report released to coincide with the 2013 federal election. Alex Malley, CPA Australia chief executive, said without policy ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... rally. Locally, at 0755 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up 22 points at 5,5129. No major economic news is expected on Monday. In equities news, nib Holdings is expected to post full year results while Caltex Australia ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
... confidence and losses from the sale of its stake in rival Echo. Crown shares were up 37 cents to $13.95 after opening. Among the major miners, Rio Tinto was $1.01 higher at $60.05, while BHP Billiton was up 35 cents at $35.72. The big banks were all ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
... of 47.7. At 0755 AEST on Friday, locally, the September share price index futures contract was up 43 points at 5,082. No major economic news is expected on Friday. In equities news, Lend Lease, Crown, Mirvac, Sims Metal Management and IOOF Holdings are ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2013
... stimulus program. At 0755 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was down 41 points at 5,038. No major economic news is expected on Thursday. In equities news, Insurance Australia Group, Seven West Media, Echo Entertainment ...

Aussie investors should have 90% of equity portfolio overseas

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
While Australian investors now recognise they must broaden their horizons beyond domestic equities to take advantage of the growth opportunities available across the globe, favoured destinations like China and other South East Asian economies will not ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
The local stock market has opened flat as gains by the major banks offset losses by mining giant BHP Billiton. At 1014 AEST on Wednesday, the All Ordinaries was up 3.5 points, or 0.07, at 5,072.3. CommSec analyst Savanth Sebastian said BHP's weaker ...

AMP, Bendigo and MTAA get MySuper licenses

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
... default employer superannuation contributions into super funds that offer a MySuper product or option, meaning that other major corporate master trust groups without MySuper authorisation have just four months to get their licensing in place before their ...

SSgA launches cheap lifestyle funds

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
... over the long-term. This combines low-cost Beta products within SSgA's stable designed to get core exposure to the world's major markets, with instruments such as managed futures aimed at hedging against market volatility. Allocations to these instruments ...

More taper talks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013