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NZ Super CEO appointed deputy chair of IFSWF

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... Zealand Superannuation - the body which manages the New Zealand Superannuation Fund - Orr was deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. Prior to that he was chief economist at Westpac Banking Corporation. "The IFSWF is now establishing a permanent ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2013
... market moving events on Tuesday. Retail trade figures for August will be published later in the morning, and the Reserve Bank of Australia's monthly interest rate decision will be known at 1430 AEST. Meanwhile, Japan is expected to announce a sales tax ...

Senate to question ASIC over alleged RBA corruption

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2013
... doubt" question the regulator over its failure to act on the alleged corruption within subsidiary companies of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). Nationals' senator John Williams, who called for a Senate inquiry into the regulator, told Financial Standard ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2013
... Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was up FIVE points at 5,228. In economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia holds its monthly board meeting and makes its interest rate decision. It also releases the index of commodity ...

ASMA dismisses SMSF property bubble fears

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
... the property market as 'a beat-up' and called on SMSF investors to invest even more in the sector. Last week the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) moved to discourage speculation in the housing sector over fears that a combination of low interest rates ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
... Monday, the September share price index futures contract was down 13 points at 5,296. In economic news on Monday, the Reserve Bank of Australia is due to release financial aggregates for July while the TD Securities-Melbourne Institute inflation gauge ...

Abbott sticks to his promise on SMSF regulation

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
... has made clear that he isn't planning to make changes to the self-managed super fund (SMSF) sector even after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) red flagged DIY investors' property exposure. "What we said was that there would be no adverse changes to ...

No bubble fears in commercial property for SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
Self-managed super fund (SMSF) investors concerned about a bubble forming in the residential property sector can still find plenty of attractively valued assets to invest in the broader commercial property sector, according to Charter Hall head of direct ...

RBA red flags SMSF property exposure

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has joined the string of organisations that are concerned about self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) exposure to property. In a Financial Stability Review, the RBA noted that changes to superannuation legislation ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2013
... the September share price index futures contract was down three points at 5,239. In economic news on Wednesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia Financial Stability Review is due to be released. In equities news, David Jones and Nufarm are expected to post ...