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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... into per share earnings of 97 cents, two cents above analyst forecasts. Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury rose to 2.28 per cent from 2.23 per cent on Wednesday, while the 30-year advanced to 3.05 per cent from 3.00 per cent. Prices ...

MySuper fees approaching KiwiSaver best practice

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
... New Zealand Council of Financial Regulators (a NZ official group that includes the NZ Financial Markets Authority; NZ Treasury; the Reserve Bank of NZ; and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment) it was revealed that the weighted average ...

Govt moves to repeal super payslip disclosure rules

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
... no regulations were written to enforce it. This means the repeal of the law will not make any practical difference. A Treasury paper outlining the amendment justified the move to repeal the laws on the grounds that payslip reporting is "more complex ...

EY appoints Oceania banking and capital markets leader

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
... services clients across a range of areas including business processes and internal control frameworks, financial markets and treasury operations, credit risk, due diligence, securitisation, and regulatory and prudential reporting. EY's Oceania financial ...

LGS appoints new property portfolio manager

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
... Property Group. Most recently he was portfolio manager of direct property for Uniting Financial Services (UFS), the $1bn treasury and investment arm of the Uniting Church in Australia, a fund that, like LGS, puts a strong emphasis on responsible investment. ...

Tax cap reform bill released

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
... breaches of the contribution caps. In a statement accompanying release of the bills and explanatory memorandum (EM), Treasury said: "This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment to develop an appropriate process that addresses inadvertent ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014
... moved to raise $83 million from investors in an effort to shore up its finances. Shares in Australia's largest winemaker, Treasury Wine Estates, fell 72 cents, or 14.63 per cent, to $4.20 after the company rejected takeover proposals from two global ...

YBR Funds Management rebrands, launches new fund

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014
... advisers, institutions and high net worths. We are also now seeing a number of corporations use the fund as a mid-term treasury solution. The evolution of its brand reflects this tremendous growth."

Treasury proposes tax relief for merging super funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
... capital gains taxation relief for merging super funds after years of pressure from the superannuation industry. This week Treasury has released a consultation paper recommending concrete amendments to the current rules. Treasury said the measure would ...

Govt to amend fund merger tax laws

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
... but acted as a disincentive for fund mergers in a time when regulators are actively encouraging them. In a statement, Treasury said the decision follows consultations with the superannuation industry. According to the legislation Exposure Draft: "The ...