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The music's still playing

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014

... policy withdrawal as it had been over the past few months. That is, a further US$10 bil reduction in its monthly bond buying budget. That is, the Fed would be announcing that it would be asset purchasing US$45 billion worth instead of US$55 billion. ...

No cut to age pension in this term: Abbott

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014

... age pension in this term of parliament, putting an end to speculation that the pension would be cut back in next month's budget. However, the PM used his address to the Sydney Institute last night to state his intention of making changes to the age pension ...

Compliance absorbs half of platforms' development budget

LAURA MILLAN | TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014

Platforms are spending almost half of their development budget on regulatory compliance, the Investment Trends 2013 Platform Report found. The research covered 454 key characteristics of 13 platform providers and found that spending on developing new ...

Japan's 1997 deja vu

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014

... country's dynamics... towards the negative - increased deficit and debt. The same way it did back in 1997. The government budget deficit went from 5.1% of GDP in 1997 to 8.0% in 2003. The government debt went from 99% of GDP in 1997 to more than 200% ...

Over 50s want to work longer, survey finds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | MONDAY, 28 APR 2014

... was conducted by Kreab & Gavin Anderson, comes amid reports that the government will cut the Age Pension in the upcoming budget, while also signalling it may raise the eligibility age to 70. The survey found that, of the 500 respondents aged between ...

Treasurer readies electorate for Age Pension cuts

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014

... the strongest signal yet that cuts to the Age Pension will headline a raft of belt-tightening measures in the upcoming Budget. In a speech at Sydney's Doltone House yesterday, the Treasurer said that Australia's spending was higher than other developed ...

Think tank calls to end super tax concessions

MARK SMITH | TUESDAY, 22 APR 2014

... to new research from the Australia Institute. The think tank said that tax concessions on superannuation will cost the budget around $35 billion in 2013-14 and are projected to rise to $50.7 billion in 2016-17, an increase of around 12% per annum. By ...

IPA calls for repeal of 10% rule

MARK SMITH | WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014

... discriminate based on individual circumstances," Conway finished. The IPA has made this recommendation as part of its pre-Budget submission.

AMP fund downgraded following key staff departure

LAURA MILLAN | TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014

... from a rating of 4.25 stars to 4.0 stars. The research house said it is "concerned that the departures are a result of budget cuts incorporated throughout the broader AMP Capital organization." However, AMP denied that Walker's departure is related to ...

Advisers at risk of losing three in 10 clients

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 14 APR 2014

Almost three in 10 (28.6%) Australians who currently receive financial advice are at risk of leaving their adviser, according to new research from CoreData. CoreData's 2014 Keys to Growth Report found those most at risk were less likely to have received ...

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Another MWL adviser banned over Shield collapse

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

ASIC has banned another MWL Financial adviser Nicole Niu from providing financial services, controlling an entity that carries on a financial services business or performing any function involved in the carrying on of a financial services business for a period of five years.

Warakirri, LongView launch home equity strategy

MATTHEW WAI

Warakirri Asset Management and LongView are partnering to bring a new shared equity co-investment fund exclusively to wholesale investors seeking access to Australia's residential property market.

Swedish PE giant sweetens offer bid for Perpetual

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

EQT AB has sweetened its offer bid for Perpetual, after the financial services firm rejected the unsolicited takeover bid from the Swedish private equity giant earlier in the month.

Igneo opens private infrastructure strategy to advised investors

VINNY VUCAGO

Igneo Infrastructure Partners has launched its first private infrastructure fund for advised and wholesale investors in Australia.

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