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OECD: Economy to grow by 4% next year

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2011
... 5.3 %. The economic think tank said that while the crises in Europe has resulted in a weaker growth outlook for OECD countries, the Australian economy remains solid. "Unemployment is expected to stay low and underlying inflation contained, as the remaining ...

Go figure

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
... remind you of the OECD's grim outlook back in March 2009 - when it predicted "GDP growth to plummet by 4.3% across OECD countries" and then "remain unchanged" in 2010. Well, growth in the OECD did drop in 2009, but at a smaller 3.5% pace... and instead ...

Super acting like a SWF: Treasury

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... perceptions of low domestic savings rates, Australia's 24% gross savings rate matches Germany's and compared to other OECD countries is second only to Japan's 26%. The big question however is to what extent does Australia's compulsory super system lift ...

Diversified pension policy is best: OECD

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
... they previously would have dismissed as radical, reveals the OECD 'Pensions at a Glance 2011' report. "Half of OECD countries are already increasing statutory pension ages or will do so in coming decades. Pension eligibility ages for men currently average ...

Super, homes and savings a happy combo

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
... financial pressures. Australia ranks equal third with the United States and Sweden in overall life satisfaction among OECD countries, with an average score of 7.9 out of 10, beaten only by Ireland, Norway and Denmark (equal first) and Finland and Canada ...

Investing on thin ice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2010
... narrowly saved the markets from another Great Depression, there is now little room for error. "The damage that the OECD countries suffered in 2007-08 should never be underestimated. The question is, 'is there a short-term sustainability or a long-term ...

Retirees want funds that last a lifetime

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... 27 per cent of the value of super funds - the second worst investment performance for private pensions out of 30 OECD countries, he said. "This illustrates there is a gap in the market for other investment vehicles to help boost retirement income. In ...

AXA Asia Pac half year net profit up 187pc

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2009
... economies in Asia, from where we derive approximately two thirds of our earnings, are faring better than in many OECD countries," said AXA Asia Pac's chief executive Andrew Penn in an address to investors. The six months to June, which saw the ASX200 ...

OECD vindicates govt super reforms

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2009
... reforming retirement income policy when it revealed that Australia has the fourth highest poverty rate among the OECD countries for seniors and retirees. The finding lands a fatal blow to critics of the government's superannuation reforms who have argued ...

Australia IT needs more R&D

Australia has ranked fifth in terms of global competitiveness but has lagged behind other OECD countries on investment in research and development (R&D), according to a new study by the Economist Intelligence Unit. Sponsored by the Business Software ...

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