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The real problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
It didn't happen on the night, but it happened last night. That perplexing perverse performance the financial markets gave to the deletion of the word 'patient' in the FOMC statement has gotten less perverse while we slept - the VIX index rose, so did ...

UK pension changes to benefit Australia

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
... from A£1.25m, in order to pay for tax giveaways. DeVere group chief executive Nigel Green slammed the measure as a "pre-election gimmick" and said it is "a disincentive to save as much as possible for retirement." As a consequence, the measure could ...

Privatisation backlash derails infra investing

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
Voter backlash against infrastructure recycling plans in recent (and current) state election campaigns is raising alarm bells within the superannuation sector. It was such a point of contention in the recent Queensland state election that most observers ...

Breathing space or gasping room?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
... like the former Greek PM, Tsipras could also rollover. Tsipras would have to explain to the Greeks why he's breaking his election promise of "no more austerity". Is that a leadership spill, I smell (or is it just Tony Abbott?)? But even assuming the ...

Super is working but can be improved: Ripoll

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
... change that is seen outside the political or budgetary cycles. "Labor understands this, that is why we took to the last election a proposal to move super away from the political decision making cycle." The Federal Member for Oxley urged superannuation ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
... renegotiated deal on the country's multi-billion-euro bailout. "Despite being spooked by Syriza's continued faith to their pre-election promises, the eurozone indices appear somewhat reassured by the country's discourse with the region's important financial ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
... Management. LONDON - The euro slumped to an 11-year low against the US dollar after anti-austerity party Syriza won the Greek election, sparking fears the country could end up exiting the eurozone. Frankfurt's DAX 30 index jumped 1.40 per cent to a new ...

Central bank surprises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
Surprises, surprises, and more surprises. We're yet to complete the first month of 2015 and thus far, we've gotten central bank surprises a-plenty... and they're not kinder surprises either. We've seen the Swiss National Bank (SNB) stomp the CHF1.20/euro ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
... The euro retreated to $US1.1568 from $US1.1606 late in New York on Monday as traders nervously awaited a close weekend election in Greece, where an anti-austerity party is leading in opinion polls. Investment sentiment in Germany rose for the third month ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
... of a pivotal week for the region with the ECB forecast to announce fresh stimulus measures and Greece holding a snap election. In London the benchmark FTSE 100 index climbed 0.54 per cent to end the day at 6,585.53 points compared with Friday's close. ...