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CBA: Expect higher inflation

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... last 10 years. The stickiness in domestic inflation is telling us that we've actually got a bit of structural inflation problem in Australia." Blythe listed a number of factors driving domestic prices higher. These include: an ageing population causing ...

FoFA changes delay tax-deductible advice: Ripoll

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... guarantee the integrity of the tax system, then it will be the right time to implement tax-deductible advice. "But the biggest problem at the moment is that the government is lowering these standards by amending Labor's FoFA legislation," he said. In ...

Hamilton calls for stricter SMSF licensing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
Stricter licensing rules would better protect investors from property spruikers and unscrupulous promoters of geared investment strategies within SMSFs, according to Hamilton Wealth Management's Ian Gillies. The Reserve Bank, Australian Taxation Office ...

Industry groups self-interest caused FoFA problems

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
The overabundance of industry groups lobbying to ensure their own interests was the cause of the problems and complaints around the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation, Connect Financial Service Brokers chief executive Paul Tynan said. "It's ...

CMCRC launches regulator tool to test market "fairness"

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
... dark pools. While regulators consult with the market their efforts, while well intentioned, could well be adding to the problem because there is frequently very little empirical evidence collected to inform such decisions." The Dashboard will be available ...

I swear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
... my balding head that taper is one of the major causes of the capital flight out of emerging markets. That's ok if the problem is contained within the emerging market world. But like the European sovereign debt crisis of yesteryears, it is not! The Australian ...

No silver bullet for gender equity in super: WIS

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
... retiring with just over half the savings of men," Wood said. "There is no silver bullet, this is a complex and multi-layered problem which needs a collaborative, bipartisan effort to address it." Wood urged the government not to axe the Low Income Super ...

Europe a 'running sore' on global economy: Probyn

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
... expense of its major trading partners. It's hollowing industry in the other countries." He said this is a fundamental problem, adding: "It's difficult to see all the economies of the eurozone doing well together." Monash University professor of economics ...

Another 10 bil to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
... speculation started and intensified. The S&P 500 index fell by 5.8% over the same period. No probs...taper would go on. The problem, my friends, was that the yield on 10-year US Treasuries - the one the Fed is trying to keep down to stimulate well...almost ...

Rich get richer fastest in Australia

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
The increase in the share of income going to the wealthiest 1% since 1980 rose faster in Australia than any country bar the US, a new Oxfam report reveals. The report, titled 'Working for the Few', shows the rising levels of inequality between the richest ...