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Govt infra paper opens investment doors

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
... tax losses on infrastructure projects, parties are now able to comment on the design and implementation details of the proposal until 9 December. The paper proposes new tax rules that will uplift the value of carry forward tax losses by the ten year ...

Equipsuper and Vision Super merger appoint CEO

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
Preparations for the merger between Equipsuper and Vision Super appear to be moving at full speed with the announcement that Danielle Press will head up the merged fund. Press, the chief executive officer of Equipsuper, immediately appointed Vision ...

ASIC releases equity market structure paper

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2011
Submissions are now being received for ASIC's second-phase consultation paper on equity market structure issues assessing the latest developments in Australia's financial markets. Looking at proposed market integrity rules for a variety of products ...

Ausbil Dexia assures investors following European bailout

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
Ausbil Dexia, the Australian equities specialist partly owned by the asset management arm of troubled European bank the Dexia Group, has moved to reassure investors following news of the bank's bailout in Europe. In a statement, chief executive officer ...

Volcker Rule could slash Wall Street incomes 25%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... for market making that goes against clients best interests, is proving to be more complicated than first thought. The proposal, known as the 'Volcker Rules', were proposed by economist and former chairman of the US Federal Reserve Paul Volcker following ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
The Australian market looks set to open higher on Thursday after a positive lead from the US and European markets. At 0655 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was up 35 points at 4,249. In economic news on Thursday, The ...

The good, the bad and the whatever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
... environment every little bit helps. Speaking of help, it's still too early to speculate on President Obama's job creation proposal. You know the one - the one where he plans to spend US$450 billion in tax cuts and public infrastructure. Too early, not ...

SPAA rallies against off-market trading ban

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
The self-managed super fund industry is calling on the government to revoke plans to ban off market transfers with particular concern that larger funds are not subject to the same rules. The government's Stronger Super reforms package includes plans ...

APRA lays plans to improve super governance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority will demand greater transparency on board selection, remuneration and manager selection and insist upon higher capital holdings among super funds. APRA, which is entitled to set prudential standards from ...

ISN submission targets advice requirement

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
... said such standards were long overdue and had already come some way to address the issue with the Best Interest Duty proposal and the move to increase the Australian Securities and Investments Commissions (ASIC) powers.