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Conflict of interest still key issue: ASIC shadow shop

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
ASIC has revealed conflict of interest has again emerged as a problem for consumers in its latest shadow shop research on financial advice. The results of the 2011 survey, carried out to test the quality of advice given to consumers in or nearing retirement ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
The Australian stockmarket opened one per cent lower in line with weakness on US markets amid continued uncertainty in Greece. US stocks ended in the red on Wednesday as concerns resurfaced that Greece was veering towards default after a debt bailout ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower, following Wall Street's lead as some countries have strong doubts over whether a second massive bailout can actually save Greece. At 0815 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was ...

Contrib caps improve super social equity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
... research paper dismisses the Treasury estimate that superannuation tax concessions cost $30 billion claiming the truer figure is more likely about $13 billion, the difference being due to how capital gains tax discounts are treated. While the ASFA paper ...

Super tax subsidies don't favour the rich: Mercer

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... on which tax payers receive the most benefit from Australia's $30 billion in superannuation tax concessions, albeit this figure has itself been contested by the peak super funds group ASFA. However, while the social equity for the distribution of the ...

New data questions SMSF inflows

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
New data indicates SMSF net inflows may be decelerating, both in terms of dollars and as a percentage of average assets, raising questions about whether the market has reached its peak. Andrew Baker, managing partner of Tria Investment Partners, identified ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open almost half a per cent lower as jittery investors await the outcome of the Greek parliament's crucial vote on a 130-billion-euro ($A160 billion) bailout deal to stave off bankruptcy. At 0630 AEDT on Monday ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
The Australian dollar has fallen while trading within a tight range ahead of a key Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) interest rate decision. At 1200 AEDT on Tuesday, the local currency was trading at 107.15, down from 107.25 on Monday afternoon. From ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
The Australian market looks set to open up after closing higher on Monday but following a dismay showing on Wall Street overnight. At 0824 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 15 points at 4,271. In economic news on Tuesday ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
Australian shares have opened almost 1.5 per cent higher after the release of better-than-expected US jobs figures. The Wall Street rallied on Friday after official figures showed the US unemployment rate fell from 8.5 per cent in December to 8.3 per ...