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AIST slams independent director quota

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013

... for AIST. Speaking at the AIST Fund Governance Symposium in Melbourne, Garcia said he was not sure what problem the Coalition was trying to solve by insisting that fund boards comprise a third independent directors. While conceding that boards should ...

Challenger reports big boost in annuities sales

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013

... watching legislative developments that could potentially open the way for a more vibrant annuities market in Australia. The Coalition has suggested it will act to remove certain obstacles to the development of deferred and pooled annuities. Currently ...

Women's retirement anxiety is increasing

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013

... the SG rate for women would need to be raised to 16% in order to cover gender inequity. This is one of the reasons the Coalition's paid parental leave scheme offers a partial solution by including superannuation in the six month paid leave compared to ...

Sinodinos aims at "fixing the messes" inherited from Labor

LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013

... have inherited" in the financial services industry. Senator Sinodinos said that he is "working hard" to implement the Coalition's election commitments, which include "sorting out the landmines left by Labor in areas like taxation, financial services ...

Assistant Treasurer Sinodinos to speak at AFA conference

STAFF WRITER | THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2013

Federal election boosts Australians' economic optimism

LAURA MILLAN | TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2013

... in February with an index score of 12, but political uncertainty made it fall to 5 in May and 6 in July. However, the Coalition's victory in the Federal Election boosted Australians' sentiments about the economy to a record 13, the highest score since ...

Market Wrap

AAP | MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013

... headed for a shutdown that will close services deemed non-essential. A political crisis is also engulfing Italy's fragile coalition government, while the latest industrial production numbers from Japan proved weaker than expected. The release of Chinese ...

Abbott sticks to his promise on SMSF regulation

LAURA MILLAN | FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013

... investors' property exposure. "What we said was that there would be no adverse changes to superannuation under an incoming Coalition government. That is a commitment that we stand by," Abbott told reporters yesterday. But he admitted that although the ...

John Hewson calls for overhaul of superannuation system

MARK SMITH | TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013

... control of the super part of the industry and the interlinked areas of asset management. That needs to be looked at." The Coalition has already committed to restoring stability and certainty to superannuation with an emphasis on improving competition ...

Hockey to head Treasury and Cormann Finance

LAURA MILLAN | MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013

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Invesco launches new equity fund

ELIZA BAVIN | 12:13PM

Invesco said the new fund will give Australian investors access to a systematic global equity strategy with a 20-year track record.

FCA pursues Neil Woodford again

KARREN VERGARA | 12:05PM

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is going after failed fund manager Neil Woodford again, this time for allegedly providing unauthorised investment advice via W4.0, his Dubai-based investment platform.

Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

KARREN VERGARA | 12:03PM

A former APRA deputy chair has launched CipherIQ, a new venture that provides retirement solutions via account-based pensions in partnership with superannuation funds, financial advisers and retirees.

Global X launches space tech ETF

MATTHEW WAI | 11:12AM

Global X has now launched the space tech ETF (ASX: MOON).

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