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You sexy thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
... of the US dollar so that they're respective economies may live and prosper. Geo-political tensions and lingering ISIS terrorism further enhance the greenback's allure. Wall Street's sharp drop overnight - the Dow's down by 1.9%; the S&P 500's down 1.7% ...

Calendrically weak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... stepped up from a humanitarian mission to a weapons drop to war after President Obama declared a "significant counter terrorism operation" against the group (and has dragged Australia along with it - but no, we're not sending combat boots on the ground ...

SPAA calls for reduction in SMSF levy

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2014
... bank verification, SMSF roll-overs being included as a 'designated service' under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Act 2006, and taxing super benefits received illegally at the top tax rate, are no longer part of the SMSF architecture ...

Advisers should train to fight tax evasion: FPA

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
... organisation is working on a submission paper that falls within the review of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act (AML/CTF) 2006. "There is room for education and training for advisers on tax evasion and this needs to be done ...

I spy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
... economics as evidenced by the current negotiations over people smuggling and the long-standing information-sharing over terrorism. Like the furore over the US spying revelations, this one would, in time, blow over. One, because the 'bugging' happened ...

Free service may help advisers bypass FoFA costs

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
... Standard. "If we are given the client details once only, and are given what's required for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism rules, we can use that to prepopulate forms for any institution." Curve's revenue comes from banks, which use Curve ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
... of the general nervousness amongst traders, as the bleak macro backdrop combines with wild commodity swings, acts of terrorism and unravelling geopolitical situations in North Korea and Israel to undermine investor confidence." Comments from Bundesbank ...

Climate change already an insurance risk

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... was for disasters that occurred in only the previous five years between 2005-10. In comparison, disasters caused by terrorism are only minor, accounting for 7% of insurance policy payments in the 20 year period between 1991-2010. Natural disasters are ...

May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... bin-L's no more. But this could be regarded more as a pyrrhic victory for the US of A. It doesn't alter the threat of terrorism one bit, it might have even increased the risk. Many countries have been on high alert for retaliatory attacks after Obama ...

He's just a man

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
... if you believe the insta-blogs on cyberspace, it's all because Osama's death (martyrdom to others) put a huge dint on terrorism - or something like that. The world is now free to go on its merry way without casting a cautious look over its shoulders. ...