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Retirees 'much worse' off: RBA

JASON CADDEN FOR AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
... going to get easier for self-funded retirees as record low interest rates force them to take on riskier investments, Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens says. Central banks around the world have lowered their interest rates to stimulate their economies ...

Govt should support pensioner reverse mortgage access: CIS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
... has released a video on YouTube that has already been viewed 48,400 times featuring a 10 year old girl and former Reserve Bank Governer Bernie Fraser explaining why the superannuation tax concessions should be retargeted.

Sunsuper appoints institutional, sales execs

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
... large corporates. Woodall was previously head of business development, banking and wealth solutions at National Australia Bank (NAB), where he worked for over two years. Before that, he held several roles at Plum. Mike Smith will be Sunsuper's national ...

That elusive 6000

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
... putting upward pressure on the Australian dollar. It's now fetching US$0.7866 up from this year's low of US$0.7533. As the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the European Central Bank (ECB) and every other "accommodating" central bank would tell you, we don't want ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
... Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up nine points at 5,981. In local economic news on Tuesday, Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens is slated to deliver a speech at the Australian Financial Review Banking and Wealth ...

No inflation but no growth either: Janus Capital

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... Chang. Visiting Australia to meet with existing and potential new clients, Chang said the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and other organisations are attempting to generate growth but it hasn't worked as well as anyone would hope given the amount ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... helped the big banks, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.12 per cent and the S&P 500 up 0.23 per cent. Commonwealth Bank lifted 48 cents to $92.58, National Australian Bank climbed 36 cents to $38.43, Westpac gained 37 cents to $38.79. But ANZ ...

PIMCO sees opportunity in EU bonds

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... supporting higher equity valuations" and modest returns forcing managers to look for opportunities. "Pre-2007, every central bank was hiking rates together. Post 2007 and 2008, every central bank was cutting rates. Now, for the first time in last five ...

Better to own or to rent investments?

JOHN DYALL  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
The latest fixed income market outlook from BlackRock's Rick Rieder poses the interesting question of whether there are some assets in a portfolio which are there for the long term and others which have a place for a short time, depending on opportunities ...

Steady with a chance of a surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
In three days time, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) will again meet to talk about monetary policy. Chances are there's little chance of a change in policy settings. The BOJ board would decide to keep settings as they did at the 7-8 April gabfest -- key interest ...