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Budget gets nod of approval from industry bodies

JAMES FERNYHOUGH, MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
Superannuation industry bodies have responded positively to last night's federal budget, generally agreeing that there were no major surprises. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos praised the government ...

UK to tax platform rebates as income

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
In a shock decision, the UK taxation authority has issued a ruling that declares some platform rebates to be de facto income on which investors will have to pay tax. The ruling has caused outrage among the UK wealth management community that has claimed ...

Sherry joins calls to watch SMSF property spruikers

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... Everything I hear anecdotally tells me there are a lot of bad practitioners," he said. The former Labor politician's comments echo those of Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) commissioner Peter Kell who urged SMSF professionals to ...

EM corp bonds better than US: CFSGAM

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... corporate with better metrics than their US counterparts with a more attractive yield. It's a no-brainer." Williamson's comments echo those of Goldman Sachs emerging market debt portfolio manager Blair Reid who told Financial Standard that the asset ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
... equities news, ASX, Insurance Australia Group, Paperlinx, Qantas Airways, Bega Cheese, Retail Food Group, Fairfax Media, Echo Entertainment, Insurance Australia Group and Village Roadshow are among the companies due to post first half results. AMP and ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... 1.01 per cent. BHP Billiton added 41 cents to $35.82 after Rio Tinto was up 41 cents at $62.185. Shares in casino operator Echo Entertainment were up nine cents, or 2.64 per cent, at $3.50 after appointing a former head of major casino groups in the ...

Good US housing news gathers pace

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
Global economic eyes were on US jobs figures late last week but the real indicator concentrating the minds of investment strategist continues to be US housing prices. The good news is that a range of economic figures over the past few months have reinforced ...

Down, down interest rates are down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012

Fund budget surplus with cuts to super tax breaks: Treasury

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012

Investor cash obsession worries wealth creators

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
... levels of indebtedness of developed world governments is a perfect recipe for unfavourable future cash rates. His comments echo those of Mike Smith, chief executive of ANZ, who suggested at an analyst briefing last month that term-deposit rates could ...