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Eurozone turmoil sparks 'flight-to-quality'

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
... of the flight -to-quality alternatives for investors to consider when moving out of equities. "Anything that's deemed as a true flight to quality asset, the more stress in the global economy, the better those assets will do. "True flight to quality assets ...

Scare me not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
... Slump Since August on Greece". As with any sensational headline, I immediately booted up my database... and found that it was true. The Dow suffered eight straight down days from 22 July to 2 August 2011. And if you still remember, back then it was mainly ...

Return to surplus may hit big business

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
... the Treasurer's assessment that a surplus budget will make it easier for the Reserve Bank to continue cutting rates may be true, but its flow-on effects to bolster troubled sectors should not be considered a fait accompli. "Even though we're in a position ...

Stay or stay away this May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... would have avoided the 17% plunge in stocks between May and end-September. Incidentally, I found the same observations hold true for Australian and European equity. Surprise, surprise. They follow where Wall Street treads, do they not? But not only that ...

Best friends forever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... factor that brought smiles on investors' faces last night. It's not going to have a hard landing. In fact, if the gossip is true, it's economy is re-accelerating. The rumour mill says that a Chinese government researcher thought first quarter China's ...

Retirement funding needs aged care inclusion

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... Australians, the price they pay to enter care is based on how much money they have in their pockets, rather than a reflection of the true cost of care and value for money," said the Minister. "Accommodation bonds paid to get into residential care cost ...

HIP Super members get access to Best Doctors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... member of HIP Super. Access to Best Doctors may just be enough [to save your life]. The program just seems too good to be true." The significance of the partnership is that we normally expect such innovations to be associated with large funds using their ...

SPAA reassures members on opt-in

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
... best interests of clients is of paramount importance when dealing with engaged customers - both for professionalism and for true scaled advice to occur," Slattery said.

AFA hits out at ISN over deal allegations

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... Super Network (ISN), claiming the organisation has had an "unfair influence" on the FOFA debate. "If the allegations are true, ISN is acting as a de facto policymaker on behalf of the Government. It is time for this kind of activity to end," said Richard ...

Financial Standard launches SelectingSuper iPad app

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... and a research house with more than 20 years of industry experience, we have the depth of industry knowledge to provide a true-to-label superannuation information resource," he said. "To have that resource right at your fingertips through the SelectingSuper ...