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Investment cloud clears with Govt draft proposal

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
Moves to align Australia with other financial centres and concerns of uncertainty has prompted the Federal Government to release draft legislation on Australia's investment manager regime. In response to a recommendation by the report of the Australian ...

Super keeping economy strong: ASFA

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... economy." The report provides modelling which confirms the large benefits to the Australian economy of the Government's proposal to increase the SG from nine to 12 per cent. "We already know the current level of SG is not enough to support Australians' ...

Re-financing of aged care announced

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
The Productivity Commission's inquiry into Australia's aged care system has released its final report. Fundamental changes to the way aged care is delivered and financed are proposed, including the move towards user pays. The Productivity Commission's ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... shareholders, mining giant Rio Tinto and Japan's Mitsubishi Development, made a conditional, incomplete and non-binding proposal for the shares in the miner they do not already hold. Shares in Coal & Allied had surged $25.90, or 28.46 per cent, to $116.90 ...

Govt provides reverse mortgage guarantees

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
The Federal Government has made its first move in the race to fiscally manage the ageing population, with the release of draft legislation to increase protection around reverse mortgages. Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation ...

DKN suffers drop in platform flows

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... conditions regarding the $0.80 per share takeover offer from IOOF. IOOF has confirmed that this will have no impact on its proposal. DKN said it anticipates that its underlying net profit after tax for the year will be $7 million, in line with 2010. ...

Agreement reached on debt ceiling

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... potentially catastrophic effects on the global economy were widely predicted in the event of default. The compromise proposal, must still pass a vote in both houses where the debate about raising the debt ceiling has been both bitter and protracted. ...

Government takes no sides in industry-retail super split

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten the group's report on the MySuper reforms. The group could not reach agreement on the proposal to have a single fee structure for super funds with a split between retail funds and industry funds. Super funds provide discounted ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... approved by Congress and includes the establishment of a bipartisan committee of Congress to report back by November, with a proposal to further reduce the US deficit. Mr McCarthy said shares may fall back in afternoon trade. "The deal is, on the details ...

Complicating the simple

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... own party and pass the Republican-controlled House." I could go on debating the pros and cons of each side - why one proposal is better than the other. But at the heart of the matter is the simple lifting of the debt ceiling. What's another few dollars ...