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Budget: Super changes risk sound investment

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
... risks derailing efficient investment and exacerbating member disengagement, according to industry reaction following last night's Budget. Representing a saving of $602 million in 2012-13 and $1.45bn over four years, the deferral of the $50,000 cap for ...

You beauty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
... beautiful set of numbers. Yes Virginia, I know you're probably all "Budget" out by now. It's been dissected to death since last night. So I'll try to keep my two cents worth short and not bother you with the details. They're all over cyberspace. But ...

Budget move to take superannuation 'back to the future'

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
Possible changes to the tax treatment of superannuation for high-income earners, likely to be included in tonight's federal budget, are taking Australia 'back to the future' according to Towers Watson. Andrew Boal, Managing Director for Towers Watson ...

Fearing the unknown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
... couldn't it be a compromise - a little lesser austerity and a bit more growth? But I digress. Wall Street closed flat last night. Europe closed up with the DJ Euro Stoxx index 1.3% higher - nearly recovering last Friday's 1.8% loss. Is this the calm ...

Yes, no, I don't know

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... looking for a clearer picture of the state of the US economy will be forgiven for ending up none the wiser following last night's data releases out of America. On this one trading day alone, we witnessed precisely the reason behind Wall Street's lack ...

Mexican standoff

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012

Sure 25 but maybe 50

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
Ho-hum. There was nothing really all that interesting in the news that flowed out of overnight markets last night. It's the same old, same old. Data out of Europe only confirmed what we already knew and expected all along, Spain's now officially in ...

There's the good news and there's the good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012
... Straight Decline" Yet Wall Street decided to go up anyways. Warning, self-gloating ahead. Last 11 April, the day after the night the S&P 500 registered its biggest one-day fall (1.7%) for the month and for the year, I wrote: "If there's one thing I regret ...

Wow on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2012
... declines along with the numerator (debt or deficit). Want proof? Look to the UK. It's gone into a DD (double-dip). Last night, the Office for National Statistics reported that real GDP fell by 0.2% in the March quarter that followed a 0.3% contraction ...

No surprise in surprises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
... How can I forget you? When there is always something there to remind me. Hollande and Holland news reminded markets last night that they've been correct all along - that Europe's far from leaving the emergency ward. 'Twas an expensive reminder though ...