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May the Fed be with you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... currently no reason to slow the economy down with tighter monetary policy." May may get you down but the smart money is smart enough not to fight the Fed.

Voluntary top-up contribs not enough: ASFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
Incentives for super fund members to top-up their contributions have systematically failed, leaving the only viable solution for improving retirement income standards being an increase in compulsory contributions, said the Association of Super Funds ...

May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... strong business investment going forward. Strong business investment points to increasing optimism among US firms. Perhaps enough to continue adding to their existing staff. This report is consistent with data showing US durable goods orders rose by ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
... cent, to $1.19 after it said second half revenue declined 4.5 per cent and it does not expect market conditions to improve enough to recover the decline before the end of the financial year. "Media stocks, newspaper stocks and magazine stocks are all ...

Ministers backed to raise super contribution

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
... concerns that due to unique taxation arrangements to help churches afford full-time pastors, ministers are unable to generate enough super savings during their careers to live off in retirement. "In general, ministers' superannuation account balances ...

SMSF trustees hit pension payment woe

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... payment requirements, but trustees often get it wrong. "It is surprising how often self-directed trustees say they don't have enough cash to meet their pension requirements," he said. To meet the requirement by the 30 June deadline they are then forced ...

Super insurance commission ban not what it seems

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
... super funds can't charge 30% commissions then they can make their insurance policies 30% better. But this will still not be enough to make some retail super fund insurance deals competitive with deals in not-for-profit funds. According to Rainmaker Research's ...

High net worth clients being under advised

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
Advisers are not doing enough to make the most of out their relationships with high net worth clients, according to a survey of 1,287 US investors, with tax strategies and estate planning the biggest gaps. The Dow Jones Affluent Investor Study found ...

Accountants attack planners over naming rights

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
... present anybody could finish school and after minimal training hang up their shingle as a financial adviser. "It's not enough," he said. "We think they should meet certain hurdles." Accountants and lawyers could be financial planners as long as they ...

Poor standard

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
... USA warning for that! Sure one day, some day, the day of reckoning would come. But perhaps not if the economy grows fast enough to offset growth in its fiscal deficits - which really is the main game for the Fed's QEs. Sufficient growth (and reduced ...