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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite a mixed showing on European markets and falls on Wall Street. At 0639 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 12 points at 4,931. In economic news on Tuesday, the National ...

QROP advise must improve: AMP

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
While financial planners are regularly asked to advise on overseas pension transfers, considerable care must be taken to ensure a misunderstanding of international rules doesn't result in huge tax penalties. This was one of the overarching missives ...

Super tax concessions not overly generous: Mercer

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
Against the backdrop of intense political debate, Mercer has released research which it states proves Australians do not receive unfair tax advantages through superannuation. Today Mercer said that its research "defused" the hotly debated idea that ...

CSFGAM restructures leadership team

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
Two senior executives have left Commonwealth Bank's investment arm Colonial First State Global Asset Management after a restructure of the company's leadership team. After three senior internal appointments, Colonial First State Global Asset Management ...

Policy team reshuffles at ASFA

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has restructured its policy team after the departure last year of policy manager Margaret Stewart. Last week the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said that after Stewart left ...

Victoria Teachers Mutual Bank to launch super fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
Victoria Teachers Mutual Bank will launch a low cost superannuation fund for its 86,000 members, it was announced today. The company, which was voted Australia's best bank in the 2012 Mozo Peoples' Choice Awards, will launch the online super account ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
The Australian stock market has opened flat, with strong gains in consumer discretionary stocks offset by weakness in mining-related sectors. At 1027 AEDT on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 4.1 points, or 0.08 per cent, at 4,967.2 points ...

Serpentine fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
Almost two months in and thus far you, I and Irene have had a happy new year... will we also have a "gung hei fat choi"? Yes Virginia, those who go by the lunar calendar has gone around yesterday, 10 February, wishing everyone "gung hei fat choi' as ...

Keep chasing architects of Trio collapse: Agencies

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
A joint parliamentary committee yesterday urged enforcement agencies to keep chasing the perpetrator of the Trio Capital Fraud. Some $176 million was lost or went missing following the collapse of Trio in late 2009 - the largest superannuation fraud ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
The Australian share market has opened fairly flat following a lacklustre finish on Wall Street. At 1030 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 5.6 points, or 0.11 per cent, at 4,941.3, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 4.5 ...