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Deferred annuity tax reforms safeguard retirees

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
Reforms to the tax treatment of deferred lifetime annuity (DLA) products has added greater security for Australian retirees, according to Towers Watson. The new rules, if enshrined by legislation, remove inconsistencies between the manner deferred annuities ...

Retraction: Walther resigns from PIS

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
Peter Walther has resigned from his position as chief executive of Professional Investment Services (PIS), according to a company statement. John de Zwart, managing director and chief executive officer at parent company Centrepoint Alliance, has been ...

Collapse does not signal end of gold party

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
The recent fall in the price of gold is only temporary and does not signal the end of the bull rally, according to ETF Securities country head Danny Laidler. The price of gold fell to a two-year low on Monday following the biggest single day percentage ...

NAB confirms fresh managerial changes

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
National Australia Bank (NAB) has confirmed a fresh round of senior executive changes. While the bank would not confirm which executives were offered new positions or how many were effected, it is understood that the changes affected MLC. The changes ...

Windham looks to bring systemic risk strategy to Aussie investors

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
Boston-based boutique Windham Capital Management was in Australia last week to promote its new dynamic asset allocation strategy, which it says can identify systemic risk. The new strategy, which has been endorsed by the Financial Stability Board (FSB) ...

Government eyes Islamic finance growth opportunity

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
The Australian government has said that the Islamic finance provides a opportunity for growth in the both the Australian financial services sector and the wider economy. Addressing delegates at the first Amanie Australia Islamic Finance Forum in Melbourne ...

Don't sell your fixed income investments: JBWere

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2013
Even though bond yields sit at record low levels, it would be unwise for investors to sell out of their fixed income assets, warned JBWere's Giselle Roux. The chief investment officer and head of investment strategy group at the private wealth specialist ...

Still opportunities for flexible bond managers

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
Finding good returns in the fixed income market in 2013 is going to take a lot of flexibility, according to global fixed income giant Amundi. Equity market volatility and the compression of bond yields around the world has made fixed income assets a ...

Sherry joins calls to watch SMSF property spruikers

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
Former Australian Minister for Superannuation Nick Sherry has become the latest high profile figure to raise concerns about property "sharks" preying on Australian's superannuation savings. Speaking at the CPA's annual self-managed superannuation funds ...

Coalition vow to leave SMSFs alone

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
Shadow Assistant Treasurer Mathias Cormann has confirmed that the Coalition would aim to leave self-managed super fund (SMSF) legislation alone if they won the next election. Addressing an audience of SMSF advisers, accountants and auditors at the CPA's ...