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Ruling returns $62 million to MF Global customers

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
... customers yesterday learned they would be entitled to the distribution of $62 million of funds pursued by creditors. A ruling in the NSW Supreme Court yesterday established that the $62.7 million under contest from MF Global Singapore in addition to ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... leaders would agree measures to stem the eurozone crisis. Falls in tech stocks ruled the day as the US Supreme Court's ruling in favour of the Obama administration's controversial health care law had little overall effect on trade. The Dow Jones Industrial ...

Go ahead Europe, make my day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
... call, an oxymoron? But never fear, Angela is here. Reuters reported German Chancellor Angela Merkel told politicians in her ruling coalition that Europe would not have shared total debt liability "as long as I live". The anti-austerity crusaders now ...

ATO warns on structured products

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
... into complex financial products with significant tax consequences to seek advice from an independent adviser or seek a ruling from the ATO," D'Ascenzo said. The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has also been notified on the marketing of ...

ATO clarifies borrowing issues for SMSFs

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
... asset, according to the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia. The release of the Self Managed Superannuation Funds Ruling SMSFR 2012/1 by the Tax Commissioner has brought some clear-thinking to issues surrounding borrowing and single assets by ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
... membership back into question. HONG KONG - Asian markets and the euro slumped after voters in France and Greece voted out their ruling parties in a backlash against austerity measures aimed at battling the eurozone crisis, and on weak US job figures. ...

China a good bet in the long run: Thawley

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
... internal problems China faces are as bad as anything we have seen since Tiananmen Square." "We know very little about the ruling communist party and the episode exposes the corruption within the party," said Thawley. "Consumption reforms need to be done ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
... traded. US stocks closed higher on Thursday but failed to lock in early strong gains helped by positive jobs data and a key ruling for the pending Greek debt write-off that had boosted the Dow back above the 13,000 line. At the closing bell, the Dow ...

FINRA relaxes social media controls

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
Australian financial planners may see some of their social media compliance issues lessen if Australian regulators follow FINRA's lead, after the US regulator proposed changes to its rulings to allow planners to communicate through social media without ...

SMSF sector tackling misconceptions

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011
... time for the industry. "Perhaps some of the major issues that will arise in 2012 will be around borrowing, draft pension ruling and auditors," said Burgess. The draft pension rulings released from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) in July this year ...