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Stocks and bonds agree on recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
Similar economic news, opposite Wall Street reaction. Are equity investors still decoding the economic tea leaves or just marching to the beat of their own drum? For how could Wall Street have exactly opposite reactions to almost similar indications ...

Ten years is too short: CBI

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2009
The UK's pension regulator should investigate the funding plans of companies where deficit repayments will take more than 15 years, rather than the current ten, said a key industry body. According to an "eight point action plan" by UK business industry ...

Nooo Commission strips trailing fees off home loans

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2009
New home buyers could save as much as $50,000 in home loan costs under a new product by NSW-based Nooo Commission Group, which yesterday launched a "flat fee" home loan - stripping away upfront commissions and trailing fees typically embedded in traditional ...

Top 10 budget quotes

... middle to low-income earners. However, a 100 per cent super co-contribution is still a very attractive measure and a good incentive scheme for many Australian workers." - Clearview Retirement Solutions company release "All Australians are now paying ...

Goldilocks Budget 2009

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
Most Australians by now would be suffering from Budget diarrhea. For there is no escape...everywhere you turn, it's Budget 2009 - the second for the Rudd Government and the first in contemporary Australian history of a tough one. Those were the days. ...

What-if scenarios bring Budget blues

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
New restrictions to existing superannuation and tax concessions could help the Government slash the predicted budget deficit in the next few years but this could come at a higher cost to superannuants and taxpayers in the long term, industry experts ...

HOSTPLUS and AUSCOAL are top employers: survey

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
... required," he said. For example, in their contact centre, the group launched the Shazam recognition initiative, which was an incentive program for staff. Meanwhile, AUSCOAL Super's chief executive Bruce Watson said the distinction was a meaningful and ...

May sell or May stay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009
... Wall Street's strong gains since the lows in the first week of March this year. April's strong rally provides an extra incentive to lock in those profits. And why not take the money and run? The market has only been running on 'green shoots'-powered ...

APRA not interested in exec pay levels

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
... remuneration rather than on its quantum. Our interest is related to the management of risk and we are keen to see that incentive payments do not encourage excessive or inappropriate risk taking by executives," said Trowbridge. This will require APRA ...

RBC Dexia bids faxes goodbye

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
... Operations & Fund Services for RBC Dexia Investor Services, said their experience in the European market was a strong incentive to introduce the service here. "The benefits automation brings in terms of efficiency, cost and risk management make its adoption ...