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SMSFs attract too much criticism

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBAs), the amount SMSFs pay in tax and skewed asset allocation. "The sector attracts its fair share of criticism but we are good at turning a deaf ear and getting on with the business of advising our clients," he said ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street fell following mixed US housing data, a lacklustre reading on inflation and indications the Federal Reserve is in no hurry to raise interest rates. At 0900 AEDT on Thursday, the March share ...

In the archives: Mavis Robertson on the importance of more women on boards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... 2010 Phone Interview with Mavis Robertson: Part 1 of 4 "It's not just a question of representation or equality or being fair to women... it's about women bringing different views to the table than a typical director of a public company in Australia ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
The stock market is flat after giving back early gains made by the big banks. The local market opened higher following gains on Wall Street amid optimism on Greek debt talks. CMC Markets chief analyst Ric Spooner said banks were amongst the leading ...

Remove 10% rule for deductible contributions: SMSF Association

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
The SMSF Association has argued for the removal of the 10% rule for tax deductible voluntary contributions to allow all employees access to deductions to superannuation contributions. "Removing the 10% rule would alleviate the red-tape burden for businesses ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
The sharemarket is weaker as a sharp drop in Chinese imports weighs down the mining giants. Australia's biggest trading partner China has posted its sharpest slide in imports in more than five years, with the news threatening to end 12 consecutive sessions ...

Assistant Treasurer backs PM under fire

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
... Abbott saying the Prime Minister is not out of touch and needs to be given more time. "I just think that Tony deserves a fair go and only half way through his first term to remove him, that won't be a fair go," he said. On issues such as Medicare and ...

Divestment more political than financial: PWC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... Fund divestment that occurred in October last year when only $16 million was divested from seven stocks. "But it attracted a fair amount of criticism, being labelled as poorly implemented, anti-jobs and un-Australian," they noted referring to the almost ...

Majority wrong

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... Could it be that, as Mr. Lagasca conjectures, the RBA sees something more sinister coming the Australian economy's way? To be fair to Gov Glenn, he added in the interview that, "Now, if at some point we can be more helpful for confidence by doing something ...

Fairview Equity Partners appoints new senior investment manager

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
NAB Asset Management partner Fairview Equity Partners (Fairview) has appointed Leo Barry as senior investment manager. Previously a small and mid-cap broker in the Institutional Equity Team at Merrill Lynch, Barry's new role focuses on in-depth company ...