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FATCA discussions welcomed by FSC

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
... would be subjected to FATCA reporting and withholding requirements. The FSC has been in ongoing discussion with senior US Treasury and Internal Revenue Service officials and relevant members of Congress on the impact of FATCA on Australia's financial ...

Poisoned chalice awaits next US president

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... result in a further deviation between underlying fundamentals and the still relatively low yields available in the US Treasury market. Careful political and policy analysis will clearly be required here." Milligan added: "The possibility of new leadership ...

Exchange-traded gov bonds expand investment options

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... broker or financial planner. It's understood that all benchmark bonds issued by the Australian Government, including Treasury Bonds and Treasury Indexed Bonds, will be available for trading. The ASX expects retail access to exchange-traded government ...

Russell ups risk in equity ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... portfolio manager Scott Bennett has reduced or exited five defensive favourites including Wesfarmers, CSL, Woolworths, Treasury Wine Estates and Cochlear and replaced them with more bell weather stocks. "Increases in market volatility amid ongoing uncertainty ...

Fed decides not to decide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... Committee also will continue through the end of the year its program to extend the average maturity of its holdings of Treasury securities, and it is maintaining its existing policy of reinvesting principal payments from its holdings of agency debt and ...

Govt to pay interest on lost Super funds

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
... government has no economic strategy and will always put its own political survival ahead of the national interest," he said. Treasury analysis showed that lost super accounts with balances of $1,000 were being hit with charges as high as $169 a year ...

Too much ado over MYEFO

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
... soft conditions abroad and weak commodity prices in the middle of this year. Weaker conditions that have prompted the Treasury to revise its 2012/13 Australian economic growth prediction from 3.25% last May to 3.0% now - leaving the budget balance at ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
... Group) - Mirvac vs Tinkler - two-day case begins in the Supreme Court. Meanwhile, Super Retail Group, Wotif.com Holdings, Treasury Wine Estates and Ansell hold annual general meetings. In Australia, the market on Friday closed slightly stronger at a ...

NZ Super fund breaks $20bn

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... around 2029/2030. The fund has returned 7.57% annually since launch, 2.41% ahead of New Zealand's risk-free benchmark, the Treasury Bill rate. The Guardian's active management has added a total of 0.57% per annum in value. Chief Executive Officer Adrian ...

Airlie selects RBC as custodian

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... announced today. The boutique investment house is headed by John Sevior, former head of equities at Perpetual, and former Treasury Group managing director David Cooper. Sevior built a reputation as a star stock picker during his 17 years at Perpetual ...