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Opposition launches biting criticism of Government's super policies

The shadow minister for retirement incomes, savings and consumer affairs - Senator Nick Sherry, has said that the gazetted regulations which allow so-called portability in superannuation are phoney and unsafe. In an announcement made today he said that ...

ASFA welcomes Senate committee superannuation report

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) - Australia's peak superannuation industry body - has welcomed the general focus of the Senate Select Committee's report on planning for retirement. ASFA said its recommendations for a move ...

Government will keep negative gearing: Costello

WITH AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2003
Federal Treasurer Peter Costello has ruled out scrapping negative gearing to help first homebuyers. Mr Costello said such a move would push up rents and hurt people who could least afford it. "If you abolish negative gearing, you would put up the rent," ...

NZ watchdog allows Tower capital-raising to proceed

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2003
... Market Surveillance Panel (MSP) today said it had granted GPG, which owns 9.9 per cent of Tower, a waiver from its listing rule requiring shareholder approval for a related party transaction. The MSP found the commercial terms of the underwriting agreement ...

Tower must seek shareholder approval for GPG capital-raising plan

WITH AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2003
... decision as to whether GPG or other institutions would underwrite the second issue. NZX said today it would enforce the listing rule requiring Tower to seek shareholder approval, as the proposal could enable GPG to increase its shareholding above 20% ...

ASIC clarifies conduct and disclosure obligations for financial planners

... obligations to be met included preparing and providing a Financial Services Guide (FSG), compliance with the suitability rule (s945A), giving adequate warning to the client that the personal advice is based on incomplete or inaccurate information if ...

ACCC grants interim authorisation to ASX business rules

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced it has granted an interim authorisation to the Australian Stock Exchange's (ASX) business rules governing the operation of the Stock Exchange Automated Trading System (SEATS) for ...

Qantas raises US$450 million (A$681.81m) senior unsecured debt

... senior unsecured debt, it has announced. Qantas chief financial officer Peter Gregg said the funds had been raised through a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of 5.125 per cent coupon 10-year notes due June 2013. The offering was priced at 187.5 basis ...

Mortgage industry to establish tribunal to uphold standards

The Mortgage Industry Association of Australia (MIAA) plans to establish a special tribunal with powers to censure, suspend and expel members for misconduct, it has announced. Speaking at the association's national conference in Melbourne, MIAA chief ...

AMP Life to appeal Takeovers Panel decision

AMP Life has launched an appeal with the Takeovers Panel after it ruled in favour of Centro Properties in relation to Centro's bid for the AMP Shopping Centre Trust (ART). "The application from AMP Life seeks a review of the decision of the Sitting ...