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Don't take our franking credits: Taxpayers Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
... incomes of retirees will fall," Agland said. A rationale for getting rid of the imputation system - according to the Treasury paper - is the distortion effect it has on non-resident shareholders. "Why the impact on non-resident investors is considered ...

Legg Mason appoints custodian

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
Legg Mason Australia has appointed RBC Investor & Treasury Services as its custodian and administrator. Part of the Royal Bank of Canada, RBC Investor & Treasury Services has provided investment administration outsourcing services to fund managers in ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
... $38.53, ANZ was up 32 cents at $36.68 and Westpac was 31 cents firmer at $39.44. Telstra was up 6.5 cents at $6.355. Treasury Wine Estates added 7.5 cents to $5.235 after announcing it will close a wine processing business and has put four wineries up ...

Treasury opens discussion on tax reform

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
Treasurer Joe Hockey has issued the Tax Discussion Paper, raising fundamental questions about the future of Australia's tax system. The paper will open a debate until the 2016 election and will ideally inform the tax policy ideas the Government will ...

Industry, government respond to Trowbridge report

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
... industry bodies have responded to the recommendations in John Trowbridge's Review of Retail Life Insurance Advice. The Treasury was broadly supportive, with Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg commenting that the report "makes a significant and constructive ...

Treasury starts consultation for higher advice standards

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
Treasury has released a consultation paper and is calling for submissions on ways to lift the professional standards of financial advisers. "Financial advisers play a very important role in Australia, helping consumers to plan for their retirement ...

Treasury Group CEO to step down

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
Treasury Group chief executive and managing director will leave the company later this year and will be replaced by the business' executive director. Andrew McGill was appointed to the role on July 2011 and was previously a founder and partner of mid-market ...

YBR boutique wins $50 million mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
... to an active, value-based investment style and a deep, six person investment team has delivered a highly competitive treasury solution for individuals, advisors, companies and institutions, and this is being recognised as our three year track-record ...

FSC supports longer threshold for unclaimed life insurance

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane has applauded the Treasury's decision to extend the unclaimed life insurance threshold back to seven years. Since 2012, bank accounts and life insurance policies could be inactive for three years ...

A win-win currency war?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015
... consider the rise and rise of the US dollar. US dollar gains could more than make up for bond losses. Besides Japan's Treasury purchases would keep Treasury yields low while at the same time pushing the US dollar up further. Add in the ECB and all other ...