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SMSF industry hits back on 'rort' claims

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
... The document goes on to say the members moving to SMSFs and other funds are mostly those approaching retirement or pension stage who are most affected by CGT.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... or won't they ask for a bailout?" he said. "Once again, there seems to be a real lack of positive drivers on the global stage at the moment." Mr Waterer said global growth concerns led to worries about the possible effect on demand for commodities, which ...

Banks take Bell Group case to High Court

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
... companies are going through financial difficulties is important," Vaughan said. "Banks are often criticised when they get to a stage where they believe they cannot continue to support businesses that find themselves in financial trouble. "The effect ...

Defensive investors may have traded risks

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
... said. Turek said many investors, if not careful, can actually simply be swapping risks. Instead Turek recommends a three stage approach to portfolio design, which can weather changing market conditions. "If a portfolio includes the right defensive components ...

ASIC lines up Macquarie Private

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
ASIC is in the preliminary stages of an investigation into Macquarie's private wealth division over concerns related to potential breaches by advisers. It is understood that the regulator has written to Macquarie Group and issued a request for information ...

CBA set to launch a $750 million hybrid offer

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
... value of $100. PERLS VI are a hybrid instrument and is a mixture of debt and equity. "We are launching the hybrids at this stage because of our expiring pools of hybrids, which will need to be rolled over by the 31st of October, which is a $1.46 billion ...

Plug the $1 trillion savings shortfall: FSC

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
... savings deficit impacting the federal budget. He said this outcome will force retirees to depend on the Age Pension at a stage in their retirement when they may be faced with higher health and aged care costs. With life expectancy now 79 for men and ...

Delay FoFA reforms another year: Lawyer

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2012

AMP to take full ownership of Futuro

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2012
AMP has outlined plans to take full ownership of independently owned Futuro Financial Services (FFS) and merge the advice business with its own dealer group Charter Financial Planning by 2017. In March, AMP acquired a 10% stake in the advice business ...

Passing of IMR bill to attract foreign investors: Shorten

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
... financial services sector to global investment. "Consultation with industry has highlighted that it is not possible at this stage to define in legislation all of the different investment entity structures operating in eligible offshore jurisdictions," ...