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China FDI flow slows, and?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
Don't look now but fresh bad news has just come out of China. This time, however, there was not that "sky is falling" feeling that populates cyberspace each time Chinese economic updates disappoint market expectation. Sure there were the obligatory ...

Untargeted tax subsidies inefficient

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
The Australia Institute (TAI) has just released a study, 'Can the taxpayer afford 'self-funded' retirement", where they reveal that within five years, according to the Commonwealth Budget Papers, the costs of the nation's taxation subsidies will climb ...

Super governance Bill passes amid cries of favouritism

BEN COLLINS, MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
The Federal opposition argues that a scale test on superannuation fund trustees inappropriately favours industry super funds. This comes on the back of legislation passing through Parliament last night, which gives the Australian Prudential Regulation ...

Bad news sells

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
Don't bother reading today about what Wall Street did last night - it didn't. 'Twas another DD (dull day) folks. Nothing new -- just that what's now become a too familiar refrain of investors fearing slowing global growth counterbalanced by hope that ...

ASIC targets securities dealers

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is honing in on securities dealers after discovering evidence of insufficient steps to ensure clients receive appropriate advice. ASIC's fourth market supervision report is the first to include information ...

Sun setting on the Land of the Rising Sun

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012

Doing our bit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
... June, a budget surplus (or small deficit) this fiscal year, the list goes on. With stats like these, what's the worry? Ahh yes! The high A-dollar - the nominated curse of the moment. Even the RBA has named it as one of the downside risks to its upgraded ...

All advice scaled in proposed ASIC guidance

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
All advice is considered scaled to some extent, according to ASIC's consultation paper released yesterday on key elements of the FOFA reform package. The proposed guidance on scaled advice and best interests duty indicates the two categories of scaled ...

Future Fund defends tax havens

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
The Future Fund has defended its investments in subsidiaries based in known tax-havens during a senate inquiry yesterday. The fund's 2011 annual report shows that it has 14.4% of its assets in the Cayman Islands, plus significant investments in the ...

FINSIA calls on regulators for workplace diversity

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
The Financial Services Institute of Australasia calls on regulators to encourage companies to develop measurable objectives to assess their progress on workplace diversity and gender pay parity. The call for regulatory attention on these issues comes ...