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Super industry responds to MYEFO

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
... cap for those under 50 will remain at $25,000 until June 30 2014. "As it will impede individuals' ability to voluntarily save for retirement, potentially worsen the excess contributions tax (ECT) problem and may even reduce confidence in superannuation ...

Half-filled empty glass

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
... investment in capital and labour... and so on. Increased economic activity boosts economic growth. The same optimism could also save the Eurozone. Just imagine if bond markets didn't demand higher yields for Eurozone bonds, this crisis they're (we're) ...

Insto tax phase down deferred one year

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
... borrow from offshore retail deposits, will fall from 10% to 7.5% in 2014-15, and to 5% in 2015-16. The one year deferral will save $70 million in 2013-14 and $70 million in 2014-15. The measure to phase down the rate of IWT was one of several measures ...

MLC launches new adviser and client websites

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2011
... to day business needs and client conversations. "We're also excited about the time advisers and their support staff will save on administration by using MLC AdviserOnline. This will help improve their business efficiency and free up more time to spend ...

AXA Gorilla to retire

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
The financial quarter of the social media sphere is to lose one its most endearing characters with the announcement that AXA Equitable's gorilla is following his own advice and is about to retire. "The 800lb gorilla has spent a lifetime 'in the room,' ...

Perspective not perplexing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
... crinch-worthy as last week's euro-era record high of 7.48%. And yes, the price it has to pay might not still be enough to save it from a recession. Speaking of which, gentle reader "Spud" reacted to the piece I wrote yesterday. Spud wrote: "Relative ...

European DC Pension market to hit A$3.7tr by 2015

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
European retail pension mutual funds will grow to A$3.7 trillion within four years and investment managers and product providers must expand their thinking about product to keep up. In their latest report on the sector, research group Cerulli said that ...

Hero to Zero

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
... finance minister and his dog literally burned the midnight oil to try and cobble together a comprehensive final solution to save Greece, and by extension, Europe and the world. This was Europe's tit for Papandreou's tat of pushing through more austerity ...

MySuper legislation introduced

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011
... year old worker earning average full time wages," said Shorten. "It's in the national interest to encourage Australians to save more for their retirement. But the trade-off is that the superannuation industry contributes to higher retirement savings ...

Zurich launches Android app

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
... provides other useful resources such as underwriting requirements plus the ability to email quotations from the device and save them online," said Fabris.