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Budget 2013-14 wrap up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
... be treated, for tax purposes, in the same way as other superannuation retirement income streams, noted Deloitte in their budget analysis. There will also be deeming of account based pensions under the social security income test, noted Colonial First ...

Budget gets nod of approval from industry bodies

JAMES FERNYHOUGH, MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
Superannuation industry bodies have responded positively to last night's federal budget, generally agreeing that there were no major surprises. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos praised the government ...

Financial markets give the budget a big yawn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
... whirlpool it never ends..." -Tommy Roe Done listening, watching and reading all about whys, hows, whens and wherefores of budget 2013-14? I know I am, I'm so, like, over it. It's good. No, it's bad. Nah, it's middle of the road. Call it what you like ...

AQR Global Risk Premium Trust opens to retail investors

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
... trust invests in a globally diversified portfolio of equities, fixed income and commodities, allocating its investment-risk budget evenly across asset classes and actively managing its portfolio to maintain that balance through the market cycle. "Our ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
... Logistics two-day conference starts in Perth. In Australia, the market on Monday closed flat ahead of Tuesday's federal budget and after the local currency dropped below parity with the US dollar. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 4.2 points, or ...

Australians priced out of life insurance

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
... not let their insurance drop for their car or even their phone, but when people are not having life insurance due to home budget pressure or because of a lack of understanding then we know the life industry has a responsibility to help educate people ...

Down, down, dollar down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
... increased taxation and spending restraint/cuts that Australian Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan would deliver at tomorrow's Budget night. The 64 million dollar question is whether or not the A$ would be able to stay down long enough to reinvigorate the Australian ...

RBA to raise rates in Wayne's world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
... course, if you follow Australian Federal Treasurer and 2011's Euromoney Finance Minister of the Year, Wayne Swan, that budget surpluses provide the RBA "maximum flexibility to cut interest rates." Swannie even took credit for the RBA's surprise 50 bps ...

Losing triple A by trying to maintain AAA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013

NFP directors not engaged in fundraising

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
... Technology, found that while 63% of organisations had a fundraising policy, 83% had a fundraising plan and 87% had a fundraising budget; only 13% had a board fundraising policy. The study, Who's asking for what? Fundraising and leadership in Australian ...