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Labor completes super agenda with passage of four bills

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
The federal government's superannuation reform agenda is complete following the passage of four bills through the Senate last night. Included in the new laws (listed below) was an increase in concessional contribution caps to $35,000 for people over ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
... is selling a 15 per cent stake in its West Australian iron ore Jimblebar mine to the Japanese conglomerates ITOCHU Corporation and Mitsui for $US1.5 billion ($A1.64 billion). The Australian market appears to be minimising its losses, despite the US Dow ...

End of QE sounds death knell for 'zombie' stocks

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
The tapering of quantitative easing (QE) will burst the bubble in high-yielding 'zombie' stocks, according to UK-based Duncan Lawrie Private Bank's James Humphreys. Stimulus measures by central banks in Europe, the US and Japan have propped up global ...

Investors move to real assets after GFC

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
Australian investors are moving away from sovereign debt and showing a preference for infrastructure and direct property, the annual Principal Global Investors (PGI) CREATE Report found. The ageing population and a global move by governments and corporates ...

Industry "disappointed" at PJC recommendation

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
The financial services industry has expressed disappointment over the report of the Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC), which yesterday recommended the Parliament not to amend the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) bill. The PJC on Corporations and Financial ...

ASIC releases more detail on limited AFS licence

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released guidance on applying for a limited Australian financial services (AFS) licence. The guide establishes the exact definition of a limited AFS licence and it gives more details on ...

Dissenting Coalition TASA report could impact independents

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
The Parliamentary debate over the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) bill is likely to heat up as the Coalition is reportedly working on a dissenting report that could influence independent MPs. The Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) on Corporations and ...

Aust shares open more than 1pc higher

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... $53.40. The major banks are also having a good day, representing four out of the top six stocks along with BHP and News Corporation. CBA had gained 76 cents to $66.53, NAB had improved 67 cents to $29.04, ANZ Bank had found 67 cents to $27.68 and Westpac ...

Australian shares open lower

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... cent, to $11.685. Making news, Rio Tinto said it had agreed the sale of its Eagle project in the US to Lundin Mining Corporation for an estimated $US35 million ($A37.26 million) in cash. It shares were down 65 cents, or 1.23, to $52.18 at 1045 AEST. ...

PJC to hold TASA hearing tomorrow

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2013
The Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) on Corporations and Financial Services will hold its first hearing on the amendment of the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) tomorrow. The inquiry will be held in Sydney and is scheduled to start at 2.15 pm. The PJC ...