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Digging dirt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... other collaterals pledged by Greek banks until the after IMF and EU officials are satisfied with the appraisal of the country's progress towards budget cuts. Still more. The US economy is expected to show growth slowed to an annualised rate of 1.4% in ...

FSC focuses FATCA talk on govt agreement

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
Financial Services Council chief John Brogden is back in Washington DC arguing for a country specific exemption for Australian super funds to avoid compliance burdens associated with the contentious FATCA regime. Under draft Foreign Account Tax Compliance ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
... after China said its economy slowed in line with expectations, quashing fears data would show a "doomsday" scenario of the country heading for a hard landing. Hong Kong closed up 0.35 per cent, or 67.52 points, at 19,092.63 on Friday, while Shanghai ...

Aust real estate investors staying home

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... overseas markets at this stage. It's likely to happen, but probably in 12 to 18 months from now." Reinforcing the home country bias is that Australia is perceived as an investor safe haven. Breen added that the longer it takes for certainty to emerge ...

Liars' Club

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... pensioners' welfare, "por el bien del pais". That was back in November. Not even a year later and for the "good of the country," Rajoy announced an increase in the value-added tax from 18% to 21%, no more tax rebates for home buyers, reduced unemployment ...

It's more fun in the Philippines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... America and Europe and China would have repercussions - good or bad or ugly - on the rest of the world. But there's a tiny country in southeast Asia that appears to be going its own, silently but steadily improving over the past two years. Introducing ...

Capital Group appoints senior relationship manager

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012
... well suited to the next phase of Capital Group's expansion in the Australian market," said Paul Hennessy Capital Group's country head. Hennessy said Craig's appointment comes at an important time for the business and is one of a number of initiatives ...

FPA chairman extends term

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... absolute bedrock we needed to halt the falling reputation of financial planning and its professional practitioners in this country." The decision to extend his term was backed by the "record numbers of financial planners who renewed their FPA memberships ...

AMP SMSF recruits Super Concept's Jameson

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... Hamilton. The senior leadership team of AMP SMSF will now include the previous managing directors of both Cavendish (the country's largest SMSF administrator) and Super Concepts (Australia's second largest third party administrator), both of whom will ...

Former Ansett workers get $16m super payback

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
... "The collapse of Ansett was a significant moment in Australia's recent history, and as much of an impact as it had on the country, it is of course the workers who suddenly lost their jobs that day who were the most affected," he said. Shorten said to ...