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Australian budget to blow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
... or extraordinarily bad. So far they're relatively ordinaire. As ordinary as the IMF poking its nose at somebody else's budget -- must be almost Budget time folks. It's big news here in this land "girt by sea" this April morn'. Australians, all, let's ...

IPA joins calls for LISC reintroduction

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
... superannuation balance at aged 65 of approximately $140,000." said Conway. The IPA has made this recommendation as part of its pre-Budget submission.

Advisers show overwhelming support for ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
... beta or smart beta ETFs beginning to replace traditional passive index exposures. "ETFs free part of an expense and risk budget to pay active managers in which they have a high degree of confidence."

APRA requests more decision-making power

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
... without the mediation of this third party. APRA also addressed the question of its funding. APRA's funding model is 'off-budget', meaning it is not included in the government budget but is paid for by the industry it regulates. APRA said that, while ...

Prescriptions galore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014

Individual cover through super, key to insurance recovery

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... that the organisation asked the government to consider tax incentives for people with life insurance coverage in its pre-budget submission. "People with certain incomes would be encouraged to take life insurance by having tax incentives, and they would ...

Australian investors optimistic of hitting financial goals

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
An 'overwhelming majority' of Australian investors are optimistic about reaching their financial goals, according to the Franklin Templeton Global Investor Sentiment Survey conducted earlier this year. Australian investors expect their average annual ...

British govt to introduce pension choice

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... choice of retirement product and simplify retiree taxation structures. The proposals were announced in the British 2014 Budget that was handed down yesterday. An explanatory statement from the British government said: "The government has already helped ...

Consumers join FoFA debate

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2014
... of the original reforms, and harness that awareness to lobby the government. "The financial services industry has a big budget, and we don't. We don't have any budget." However, he said if the campaign gets enough voices together, they will be able to ...

Pickle wrapped in a bind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
... Tuesday and Wednesday. One thing's for sure though, the Fed will deduct another US$10 bil from its monthly asset shopping budget. The flow into safe-haven US Treasuries due to Crimea allows it to continue withdrawals without sending yields on the tenners ...