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Fostering ethical standards crucial to industry reputation: CFA

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
Promoting an industry-wide conversation about ethical practices and raising awareness about investors' rights will go a long way to improving the health and reputation of the financial services industry, according to CFA Societies Australia vice president ...

BOE qualifies for World Cup

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
... already a 'de facto' tightening of monetary conditions and could potentially reverse the economy's positive growth momentum. Raising interest rates sooner is a no-no. Besides, the BOE still has room to wait a little bit longer. "The ultimate answer will ...

Delay in SG rise 'disappointing', says industry

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014
... Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos, who has been a vocal proponent of raising the SG sooner rather than later, said: "While the pause in the increase was not unexpected, as it was previously announced ...

Budget speech 2014 -15

... pensions, which are an income replacement payment, family payments are an income supplement to help with some of the costs of raising a family. Current family assistance rates will be kept at the same level for two years. Thresholds for the Private Health ...

CFA Societies launches initiative to raise ethical standards

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... financial advisers, asset managers and other product providers." This week, CFA Societies Australia is also focusing on raising awareness of effectively dealing with the issue of mis-selling by advisers. "We will be highlighting the rights of investors ...

Treasurer readies electorate for Age Pension cuts

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
... he presented earlier this month in Washington, the Treasurer cited IMF recommendations for more countries to consider raising their pension ages, before hinting that this government was considering raising the eligibility age to 70. A report by an independent ...

Think tank calls to end super tax concessions

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2014
... virtually no benefit. The report comes in light of Treasurer Joe Hockey's recent comments that the government may consider raising the Age Pension eligibility age to 70 to offset a blow-out in costs caused by an ageing population. The Australia Institute ...

FSC lobbies against super "7 year gap"

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
... Treasurer Joe Hockey's citation of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) recommendation that more countries should consider raising their pension ages during a speech in 'The Global Age of Responsibility, Reinventing Bretton Woods Conference,' in Washington ...

Protection needed if pension age increased: AIST

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... next few decades and referred to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) recommendation that more countries should consider raising pension ages. However the AIST said that there were other considerations government must make before making such an increase. ...

Hockey signals pension age might climb to 70

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
... Joe Hockey has issued veiled warnings that welfare spending and age pension structures will need to be changed say by raising the pension age to make them affordable. In a major speech he presented this week to the 'The Global Age of Responsibility ...