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Super investors scrutinise companies over LDC working conditions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... Australian companies, especially those in highly-exposed industries like retail clothing and food, are simply not good enough," ACSI chief executive Ann Byrne said. "Ultimately this threatens the long-term performance and stability of the company and ...

Mercer's new retirement fund puts emphasis on capital growth

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... Australian shares due to their tax status and the favourable treatment of dividends and franking credits. However, it is not enough to simply have a high dividend yield approach," Mercer Principal Craig Hughes said. "These investors need to maximise ...

Is it safe?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... this - and the rationales behind it - on this space. Boo-hoo-hoo. I'm just a little, teenie-weenie, insignificant Ben. But enough of my self-pity. The immediate question is what happens now? Is now safe? Well...it all depends. If you're looking very ...

TASA may also affect industry super funds

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
... mentioned," Webb explained. Webb said that the mere mention of superannuation as a concessionally taxed environment is enough to make super funds fall under TASA. If this happened, the obligation for financial advisers to become registered tax agents ...

Investors move to real assets after GFC

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
... don't know how to manage their investments," PGI chief executive Grant Forster said. "The industry has not been focused enough on segregating investors with different needs; retail funds have 70 years olds and 27 year olds in the same products," he said. ...

No need to fear 1994-style crash

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
... cycle started. While Buckle accepts that from such low levels an interest rate rise of just 25 basis point a year would be enough to realise capital losses in bond portfolios, greater sophistication from the Fed this time around, should prevent that ...

Still in Goldilocks land

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
... deliberation on the 18th and 19th for clues on: Whether or not the Fed judges the economy and the financial markets strong enough to tolerate a little less stimulus; If so, by how much would the Fed trim its US$85 billion monthly contribution to the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
... Australia, the market on Friday had its best day in nearly 18 months as investors decided its month-long slide had gone far enough. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 96.00 points, or 2.04 per cent, at 4,791.8 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Fund manager dismisses super fund fee demands

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... buyers for larger amounts of stock. Larger funds are also less able to invest in smaller companies because there may not be enough stock available for managers to take meaningful positions. "Fees are an emotive issue because it's the one hard thing that ...

Industry bodies ask PJC for TASA extension

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
Industry bodies have asked the Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) for a 12 month extension to allow enough time for the industry to comply with the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) 2009 bill. The PJC held its first meeting yesterday in Sydney and major ...