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Savings boost for GenX and GenY

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2010
... reforms to compulsory super give financial planners more reason to look after their next generation of clients. The recommended SG lift from 9 per cent to 12 per cent by 2019/20 will, unfortunately, mean little for those who are aged 50 and over today ...

Cooper wants collectables banned from SMSFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
... regulate effectively and believes the Office should be allowed to adopt a sliding scale of penalties. "The panel has recommended the legislation be amended to provide the ATO with the power to issue administrative penalties against SMSF trustees on a ...

The upside of a downside fund

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2010
... Instreet's Link ASX200, Asia 50 and ARC product series. Fresh off the oven, Lonsec Research gives the new product a 'recommended' rating.

Govt response to exec remuneration falls short: Regnan

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2010
... not support the recommendation regarding when departing executives get taxed. The Productivity Commission's report recommended removing the cessation of employment as a taxing point on executive equity. Erik Mather, managing director at Regnan Governance ...

Lonsec names top global equities funds

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
... Templeton Global Equities fund and Goldman Sachs JBWere International fund are among seven funds that received a 'highly recommended' rating from Lonsec's global equity review. Lonsec's 2009-10 Large Cap Global Equity Fund Review included 32 funds and ...

Debt disclosure to revive agribusiness

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
... peak in 2006, funds slumped to only $250 million last year, a decrease of more than 75 per cent. In the paper, ASIC recommended a 10-point disclosure benchmark checklist, which included disclosure on fee structures, the track record of the responsible ...

Ausbil Dexia Aus equities in high demand

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
... management industry, with its Australian Active Equities fund and Australian Emerging Leaders fund both holding 'highly recommended' ratings from Zenith and Lonsec. The Ausbil Australian Active Equity fund returned more than 47 per cent in the year to ...

UK bans commission payments from products

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
... must be upfront about how much they charge for their services and can no longer hide the cost of their advice in a recommended product from 2012. In addition, financial advisers must be able to demonstrate that their advice recommendations are based ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2010
... $1.02, or 1.34 per cent, at $75.17. The most significant trading activity came in the energy sector, as Arrow Energy recommended its shareholders accept a new, improved joint takeover bid from Royal Dutch Shell and PetroChina Co Ltd. Arrow shares were ...

Waked triggers double downgrade

MORNINGSTAR REPORT  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2010
The BlackRock Scientific Australian Equities strategy has received a double downgrade from 'highly recommended' to 'investment grade' by Morningstar after the departure of Morry Waked. The Morningstar report said Waked, former global chief investment ...