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SuperFriend welcomes new director

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
A mental health foundation that works with profit-to-member superannuation funds has appointed its first independent, non-executive director to the board. Megan Bonny joins SuperFriend with more than 20 years' experience in managing communications and ...

Penalty issued for ASX rules breach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
One of Australia's largest stockbroking and financial advice firms was slapped with a $358,000 infringement notice by the corporate regulator. Bell Potter Securities, part of Bell Financial Group, has been ordered by ASIC's Markets Disciplinary Panel ...

Australian business conditions gone gangbusters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
Say what? "Business conditions hit an all new high in October, although leading indicators suggest the possibility of some pull-back in coming months. The business conditions index jumped by an impressive 7 points in October, to +21 index points, which ...

ATO affirms SMSF event-based reporting rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
Self-managed super funds (SMSFs) with a balance of $1 million or more will be subject to an event-based reporting regime from 1 July 2018, the Australian Tax Office announced. SMSF members have 28 days after the end of the quarter to report an event ...

Property investing key to outlasting super

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
Pre-retirees can retire comfortably on passive income if they start investing in the property market now, according to property consultancy firm WealthMart. As much $80,000 per annum can be earned from a portfolio of properties that generate positive ...

Changed RBA rate expectations?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2017
Financial markets got what they wished for from the world's three biggest central banks that met last week. The Bank of Japan (BOJ), the Fed and the Bank of England (BOE) all delivered as expected but not without help from the repeated and reiterated ...

O'Dwyer urges AFCA consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017
The Revenue and Financial Services Minister today welcomed a consultation paper on the terms of reference, governance and funding arrangements for the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA). AFCA, expected to operate as of 1 July 2018, is ...

BOE does what it said it would do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017
The Bank of England (BOE) did what it said it would do -- it lifted the Bank Rate by 25 basis points to 0.5% following its 2 November monetary policy council meeting (MPC). The announcement marks the first time in more than a decade that the BOE raised ...

Market neutral isn't always the neutral: Alleron

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
According to a high-conviction Australian equity manager, a 150/50 strategy may actually carry less drawdown risk than a market neutral approach. Alleron Investment Management chief executive Barry Littler explained that a 150% geared long portfolio ...

Two holds and a raise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
Three of the world's biggest central banks will meet this week. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) had already started their monetary policy deliberations yesterday and is set to conclude later today. This is expected to be a non-event with policy unchanged and ...