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Low income retirees to feel budget pain

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
Pensioners on low incomes will be significantly worse off under the changes announced in Tuesday's budget, according to Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Speaking at ASFA's post-budget briefing ...

International media question Australia's "austerity budget"

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
... domestic product (GDP), public debt is less than 20% of GDP and unemployment is 5.8%. "You look around you here and it doesn't feel like a country that is struggling," Donnison said. The Financial Times said that Australia has "one of the lowest levels ...

Masseurs Tony and Joey

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014
... speech last night - mainly because most of the measures Joey mentioned were already drip-fed to us days in advanced - you'll feel the same way as moi. You can't please everyone. While it's not surprising that certain sectors of the Australian society ...

Budget a 'missed opportunity': ISA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... direct more investment into infrastructure. "It should lead to an increased pipeline and more investment opportunities. So we feel overwhelmingly positive about those measures in the budget." He also said he was hopeful that federal and state governments ...

May worry

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
You can almost taste it. It's nearly here. That time of year when that age-old Wall Street adage tells us to go away. May is coming! And right on cue, we get spooks from renewed and escalated tension in the Ukraine and more evidences of a slowing China ...

PM Capital Emerging Asia added to Macquarie Wrap

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
... available on the Colonial FirstWrap platform. "Advisers want a managed funds menu that suits their diverse client base. We feel this product provides an addition to the Macquarie Wrap offering, which will help meet demand for Australian-domiciled investments ...

Consumers reluctant to use online advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
... chance of being scammed" and were "scared of identity theft." Knowledge was also an issue. Less than a third of Australians feel financially savvy when it came to wealth management. Only 28% were confident enough to conduct wealth management activities ...

Younger Australians taking interest in superannuation

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... Australians expect to have more than enough money to retire on, compared to 4% for the rest of the population, while Queenslanders feel the least prepared with over 50% having far from enough money at retirement. "Many people don't start thinking about ...

AstuteWheel launch estate planning tool

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
... added that "recommending the client to go see a solicitor is not enough." Egger explained that the tool allows clients to "feel empowered and informed" when they meet the solicitor and, at the same time, the tool "provides the solicitor with an understanding ...

Government takes aim at corporation tax

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
Australia's 30% corporation tax rate is getting in the way of the nation becoming a regional "financial services powerhouse", according to Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer Steven Ciobo. Speaking at the Financial Services Council (FSC) Life Insurance ...