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Grexit and the games people play

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
It is ironic that the country that brought the world the story of the "Sword of Damocles" is itself now that very sword dangling precariously above the heads of world financial markets. Any moment now. Events in Greece over the past few days have jacked ...

AMP: Govt rules dent super confidence

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
AMP chief executive Craig Dunn has warned about the impact continuous changes can have on consumer sentiment and confidence in the superannuation system. Speaking at the recent AMP AGM, chief executive Craig Dunn was optimistic about the benefits of ...

Risk-averse investor pitfalls

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
Capital risk is being ignored in favour of investor preference for risk-averse bank deposits, according to Equity Trustees. Shaun Manuell, head of asset management at Equity Trustees Limited, said the dangers of capital risk are not being expressed ...

Flawed assumptions pushing RRR too high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
Superannuation advocates' claims that SG contribution rates need to keep rising to fund retirement income replacement ratios of up to 70% might be based on flawed assumptions. Debate among financial planners in the US on retirement income replacement ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
The Australian market looks set to open flat as relief at a massive Greek debt bailout gives way to growing scepticism the deal can really work. At 0800 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was down 12 points at 4,261. In economic ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
The Australian share market was largely positive as investors digested the impact of the Greek parliament's vote for austerity measures to secure an international bailout. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 3.7 points, or 0.09 per cent ...

Ashton launches Gold Share Class

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
The Ashton Group has launched a Gold Share Class for the Ashton Select Fund and Ashton Performance Fund. Ashton's Gold Share Class enables investors to elect gold as a 'currency' in which to denominate their investment. "Gold has appreciated significantly ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
Australian shares had held on to their slight opening gains at noon, led by defensive sectors such as healthcare and consumer staples. At 1225 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 24.8 points, or 0.6 per cent, at 4253.4, while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open lower, following the overnight lead of Wall Street and the European markets. Investors appear cautious, tracking Italian and Greek political developments as the eurozone debt crisis rumbles into Spain ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
The Australian stock market at noon on Friday had eased back to be almost flat as investors waited to see how the European debt crisis would unfold. At 1200 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up eight points, or 0.19 per cent, at 4,252.1 ...