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Philanthropic LICs a triple win: Wilson

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
Philanthropic listed investment companies (LICs) are unique to Australia and represent a win for investors, fund managers and charities, Future Generation founder Geoff Wilson said. The Future Generation Investment Fund (FGX) is a $200 million fund ...

Findex life insurance goes commission-free

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
Findex's Centric Wealth and Financial Index Wealth Accountants divisions will now only recommend commission-free life insurance policies. As per the recommendations provided by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), Financial Planning Association ...

ANALYSIS: The dragon in the room

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
Foreign investors can access China through an increasing number of channels. A-shares, H-shares and government bonds are the talk of the town in the world's buzziest financial districts. But there are still risks when investing in such a complex and ...

American IRAs not super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
A recent decision by the Australian Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) ruled that an American Individual Retirement Account (IRA) is not a superannuation fund for Australian Tax Purposes. In the case of Baker and Commissioner of Taxation, tribunal ...

Higher US rates will test investors' nerves: QIC

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
Interest rates in the United States are expected to increase over the coming months, a change that will deliver higher returns, but will also test investors' nerves, QIC said. QIC is anticipating that the term premium, the compensation required by investors ...

AZ NGA acquires $180m CBA advice firm

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
... Victorian operation with such a high calibre group. LFPS is an impressive firm with strong leadership team. David, Lisa and Tim have established a long term track record at providing first class professional advice and have been very well recognised ...

HESTA manager to study women in super

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
Australia's superannuation system is somewhat designed to reward people who enjoy unbroken careers, affecting many working women, and prompting an industry representative to conduct research on the issue. HESTA general manager business development ...

Fund managers take cover behind cash sandbags

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
Fund managers have ratcheted up their cash positions to levels not seen since before the financial crisis, the latest global survey from Bank of America Merrill Lynch shows. The July numbers show that cash levels have soared to an average of 5.5%, up ...

Consensus emerging on Tax White Paper

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey has reminded a business forum that the Tax White Paper is about how the government collects tax, not how much. Hockey told the PwC Tax Reform Forum in Melbourne yesterday that more than 800 submissions on the Tax White Paper ...

Round and round we go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
"Round like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel within a wheel Never ending or beginning on an ever spinning reel..." -Dusty Springfield Yes Virginia, the more things change... Here we go again, 'twas another deadline - 15 July - another missed deadline ...