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Super tax concession savings not overly generous: NAB

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
National Australia Bank (NAB), in a submission to government, has said superannuation should be the most concessionally incentivised form of savings for Australians so it remains the most attractive structure to save for an adequate retirement. This ...

Rice Warner debunks super myths

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
The chief executive of superannuation research and advice firm Rice Warner believes Australians will be set up for poor retirement unless the industry kills off its many myths. In his latest column for Rice Warner, Michael Rice said many proposed solutions ...

Franking credits matter, academics say

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
Dismantling franking credits could have detrimental effects for shareholders and for the Australian economy, academics for the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) argued in a research paper. "There is ample evidence that Australian ...

AB managed equities fund joins netwealth

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
One of Alliance Bernstein's (AB) funds offering potential for wealth protection during downside markets was added to the netwealth investment platform. The AB Managed Volatility Equities Fund joined netwealth and it becomes the latest activity for AB ...

Retirees urged to add stocks

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
A recent Milliman paper suggests there is credence to applying an equities strategy when looking to reduce inflation risk during retirement. Looking purely at the S&P 500 Index, the Milliman paper says dividend yield per share over the last decade has ...

AMP chief economist says housing future messy

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
Housing is an expensive option for investors, offering low rental yields compared to all other assets except bank deposits and government bonds. This is the view of AMP Capital chief economist Shane Oliver, who recently penned an analysis on Australian ...

Don't take our franking credits: Taxpayers Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
Removing dividend imputation will lower returns and favour wealthy overseas investors over local retirees who rely on dividend income and the reduced tax from franking credits, according to Taxpayers Australia. TAL head of superannuation and Taxpayers ...

S&P launches Australian tax-aware benchmark series

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
... S&P Dow Jones Indices has launched a series of tax-aware index solutions for the Australian market. The S&P/ASX Franking Credit Adjusted Indices are designed to give investors an accurate, franking credit-adjusted insight into the Australian equities ...

AllianceBernstein managed volatility strategy rated by Lonsec

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
The Alliance Bernstein Managed Volatility Equities Fund has received a 'Recommended' rating from investment research house Lonsec. The Australian equity fund is designed for investors seeking lower volatility, reduced downside risk in falling equity ...

AMCIL suffers short-term performance dip

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
Listed investment company AMCIL saw its half-year profit fall 23.8% to $2.8 million in the six months to 31 December but the fund is still ahead of its benchmark over the longer term. Revenue from investments was $3.6 million excluding capital gains ...