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Seniors weigh in on super tax discussion

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... have merit and we welcome their input in the discussion, especially their call to government to take off the table the proposal to change pension indexation to CPI only. "However there is more work that would need to be done on the impact of other suggested ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
... and machinery maker Bradken added three cents, or 1.3%, to $2.32 several days after rejecting a $427 million takeover proposal. Insurer QBE jumped 28 cents, or more than 2%, to $13.70. Kitchen appliance maker Breville was up six cents, or 0.8 per cent ...

Industry, government respond to Trowbridge report

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
The government and industry bodies have responded to the recommendations in John Trowbridge's Review of Retail Life Insurance Advice. The Treasury was broadly supportive, with Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg commenting that the report "makes a significant ...

Actuaries Institute demands long term policy focus

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
The Actuaries Institute recommended increased policy focus on retirement income in its final FSI submission. The submission emphasised the issue of existing regulatory barriers to improving Australia's retirement income system, arguing that a legislative ...

HUB24 sets up white label platform for Wilson HTM

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... contemplating the potential development of other products. "We've been working with Wilson HTM for some time on this proposal and are excited to be able to deliver a white label solution that will complement the Wilson HTM business," HUB24 managing director ...

Hockey contemplates first home buyer access to super

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... private savings to take pressure off the aged pension. The government should rule out such proposals immediately." "This proposal could inflate house prices and reduce savings that would otherwise grow many times due to compound interest," Whiteley s ...

US fiduciary reforms will rock pension funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
... to introduce fiduciary obligations on people and entities providing advice will rock the retirement fund sector. The proposal for a fiduciary advice standard is being pushed by the US Department of Labor (DOL) in its authority overseeing occupational ...

A little tweet told me

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
"Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception." -Sophocles Breakfast wasn't nice for me yesterday. Nah, Virginia, it wasn't because the toast was burnt or the bacon and eggs semi-cooked. It's because I was eating my own words with my foot in my ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
... Ausdrill are expected to release half year results. Meanwhile, Goodman Fielder has an extraordinary meeting on its takeover proposal. In Australia, the market on Wednesday edged to yet another seven-year high despite major stocks falling as they traded ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
The share market is higher as investors are buoyed by signs Greece's debt problems are set to be temporarily resolved. The positive influence of statements from Greek officials that alternative reform proposals will be drawn up ahead of an EU loan extension ...