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Cap scrap leaves tax abuses unanswered

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013
The financial services industry has welcomed the removal of the self-education expense deductions, but the measure leaves concerns about taxpayers' abuse of the system unanswered. The Labor government introduced a cap of $2,000 on tax deductibility ...

Mohammad goes to mountain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on international markets with sentiment buoyed by strong German and British industrial sectors data. At 0826 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was up 12 points ...

HOSTPLUS switches insurers to MetLife

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
Industry fund HOSTPLUS has made a change to its life insurance offering, switching from ANZ's OnePath to MetLife. HOSTPLUS chief executive David Elia said: "I am pleased to announce the appointment of MetLife as our Group Life Insurance partner. "We ...

PM Capital launches global fund on ASX

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
PM Capital is set to launch its international equities strategy as a listed investment fund (LIC). PM Capital chief executive Chris Donohoe said the launch addresses the limited choice currently offered to investors who want access to the global share ...

SG Hiscock fund added to BT Wrap platform

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013

Mercer picks Milestone's APRA reporting solution

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
... posing significant technical challenges in collating data from investment managers, custodians and member administrators. Ben Walsh, Leader of Mercer's Financial Services business in the Pacific, said: "The APRA requirements are significant for our administration ...

Debt, deficit, now deflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat after international markets retreated after downward revisions of eurozone growth and unemployment. At 0826 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was down five points at 5,412. ...

Financial Standard unveils Digital Dozen in social media

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013