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Govt underestimates SMSF Budget impact: BGL

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
Changes in the Federal Budget may affect as many as 85,000 SMSFs with 160,000 members, SMSF administration provider, BGL Corporate Solutions - many more than suggested in the budget papers. BGL is concerned the proposed $1.6 million pension cap will ...

ASIC makes two permanent bans

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
ASIC has permanently banned a former AFS licensee employee and former chairman of collapsed lender Wickham Securities and founder of Sherwin Financial Planners (in liquidation), from providing financial services. Former AFS licensee employee Nicolai ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
Australia inflation expectations If it's anything to go by the latest Consumer Inflationary Expectations Survey released by the Melbourne Institute shows that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) couldn't have cut interest rates soon enough. Recall that ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
ANZ job advertisements Total job advertisements in Australia declined by 0.8% in April following a 0.1% increase in the previous month. While the year-on-year growth rate in job ads remained at a positive 6.3%, it has slowed from 10.0% in March and ...

RBA envy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
It's May! Time to go away! Somehow I think the Australian equity market didn't get this memo. Like a thumb - not the sore one but the one in the OK sign - the All Ordinaries index stuck out with a 0.8% gain in the first week of May while most others ...

BTIM reveals strong results

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2016
BT Investment Management (BTIM) has released its 1HY16 results, revealing a 33% increase to cash net profit after tax (NPAT) to $88.6 million driven by a combination of higher performance fees, the expansion of operating and fee margins, higher average ...

YBR announces director resignation

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
Yellow Brick Road has announced the departure of a non-executive director. Melanie Kansil joined YBR in 2013, having previously been acting director of strategy and digital at Nine Entertainment. She replaced David Coleman, who went into politics and ...

Another US pension giant exits hedge funds

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
The trustees of giant US pension plan New York City Employees' Retirement System (NYCERS) have voted to liquidate the fund's hedge fund holdings. Hedge funds represent about 2.8% of NYCER's total US$51.2 billion ($65.9 billion). Hedge funds have faced ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
Australia employment Lead indications from the AiG performance of manufacturing index and the NAB business survey pointed to a sharp improvement in Australian employment growth in March. The employment component of the AiG performance of manufacturing ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
Australia housing finance The number of finance home loan approvals increased by 1.5% in the month of February, less than market expectations for a 2.2% lift but marks a strong rebound from the previous month's 4.4% decline. A 3.0% jump in the number ...