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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
The Australian sharemarket has opened almost 1.5 per cent weaker as former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's strong electoral showing sparked fears of eurozone instability. At 1026 AEDT on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 75.1 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... UniBreakfast, University of Adelaide Business School, Adelaide. In equities news, Virgin Australia, Seven Group Holdings, Prime Media Group, Flight Centre, Transfield Services, Ramsay Health Care and Whitehaven Coal are among the companies expected to ...

Don't meddle with super industry bodies warn Govt

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... Delegates attending last night's gala dinner at the SPAA conference in Melbourne also received an unsolicited letter from the prime minister Julia Gillard endorsing SPAA's efforts to champion the benefits of SMSFs.

Stop using super as political pawn: Narev

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... the reforms if they win the election. Today shadow assistant treasurer Mathias Cormann entered the fracas by suggesting prime minister Julia Gillard "should stop treating peoples' retirement savings like an ATM to fund her wasteful spending." Narev suggested ...

Ex-drug dealers now hitting-up SMSFs: ACC

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... serious issue, especially for Australia, where the strong economy - relative to the rest of the world - means investors are prime targets. "This crime is no less serious than illegal drugs, money-laundering or street shootings. "We are seeing it cause ...

$18 billion super tax 'honey-pot' by 2020

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... policy settings." Amidst intense speculation over potential changes to superannuation tax concessions that have followed Prime Minister Julia Gillard's announcement of a Federal Election date last week, Brogden also warned politicians that superannuation ...

Back-off super: FSC missive to Canberra

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... chief executive John Brogden this morning hit out at politicians, saying: "We want both sides to leave super alone." Since Prime Minister Julia Gillard set a Federal Election date last week, speculation has abounded over the respective policy changes ...

Dignity Super's main aim, ASFA reminds politicians

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... would make to superannuation tax concession legislations has increased after an election date (14 September) was set by Prime Minister Julia Gillard last week. The independent representative body The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) ...

New chair at Australian Ethical

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
... secretary to the Treasury, secretary of the Department of Health and Social Security, deputy secretary to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and Chairman of the Industry Commission (now the Productivity Commission). Incoming Chairman Steve ...

"Others" are still fearful

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
... single currency area to relapse in crisis mode again. If you haven't heard it yet, news out last night was that Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rahoy could be forced to resign over allegations of corruption. Spanish 10-year government bond yields jumped ...