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KPMG targets super to fix deficit

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... The company also recommends reducing the capital gains tax discount on super from one-third to one-quarter, introducing a rule which crystallises unrealised gains at conversion from accumulation to pension phase and reinstating the Low Income Super Contribution ...

Police super a budget beneficiary

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
More than 16,000 New South Wales police officers will directly benefit from one of the federal government's superannuation measures to be announced in Tuesday's budget. Both federal and NSW governments have agreed to share the costs of an arrangement ...

Social media ETF proves possibilities are endless

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
The launch of a new ETF which exposes investors to the companies most talked about on social media proves index investing is limited only by product providers' imagination. The new product, launched on the NYSE by Toronto-based alternative fund manager ...

Banking inquiry cost better spent on ASIC: AFA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
The money needed to hold a royal commission into banking would be better spent on supporting ASIC, according to the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA). Speaking at a media briefing in Sydney, AFA chief executive officer Brad Fox said there were ...

SEC seeks comment on Accredited Investors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
With all the focus on retail financial advice and introducing a fiduciary rule, the US Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) is asking for public submissions regarding amending the definition of what is an Accredited Investor. An Accredited Investor ...

Divestment integral for better returns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... director Julien Vincent said: "Super funds have the choice to take a systemic approach to the structural decline of coal and rule it out of their portfolios altogether. Or they can continue to lose members' money on the few remaining listed coal companies ...

SPIVA report paints sad picture for active management

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... of Australian active managers underperformed their respective benchmarks over five-year periods. The one exception to this rule was Australian equity small- and mid-cap fund managers, where slightly less than a third (28.87%) underperformed the S&P/ASX ...

Industry groups slam SEC plan to limit derivatives

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
... certain instruments can cause "substantial and rapid losses" or force managers to sell holdings during tough markets. The rule would require funds to segregate assets to cover their liabilities and set aside an amount for future losses on derivatives. ...

Republican brands Dodd-Frank "regulatory waterboarding"

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
A top House Republican has accused the Obama administration of engaging in "regulatory waterboarding" when it comes to monitoring banks. House Financial Services Committee chairman Jeb Hensarling said the Dodd-Frank reforms, which increase the oversight ...

ASIC consults on robo regulation

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... products without any attached recommendations - in this case, an AFSL would not be required. ASIC noted that exemptions to this rule can be provided in some cases, such as "generic financial calculator" tools that don't advertise specific products or ...