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2014 MAX Award Winners and Finalists

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
The US central bank's decision to retain ultra-low interest rates has boosted the local share market. US markets reacted positively to the Fed Reserve's monetary policy announcement, with the S&P 500 index hitting a new record. "The US central bank ...

MetLife head of retirement products departs

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
MetLife's head of retirement products Ashvin Arora has left MetLife after the retirement product he designed, MetLife Max, was discontinued after just two months. MetLife confirmed that Arora had left, but gave no reason for his sudden departure. A ...

SPAA voices concern over conflicted remuneration

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) expressed concern at the Senate Economics Committee decision to back the government's amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) law on conflicted remuneration. The organisation also said ...

NSW govt promises $60 billion infrastructure spend

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
The New South Wales government has said it will spend more than $60 billion on infrastructure over the next four years. The majority of this would take place after the next election, and would rely on continued income from the 'asset recycling program' ...

Women to feel pain of scrapped LISC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
Women and regional Australians will be the worst affected by the government's plan to scrap the Low Income Superannuation Contribution (LISC) scheme, according to Industry Super Australia (ISA). Using figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics ...

Wanted: $20bn electricity investor for NSW

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
The NSW government parliamentary caucus has agreed to a sell-off part of its state's electricity poles and wires distribution network, with an expected sale price of $20 billion to be presented to institutional investors. The agreement was reached after ...

Indian optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
"Never underestimate the power of optimism". I've never forgotten this slogan since children cancer charity "Camp Quality" advertised it on Victorian (Australia) television some years back. A click on its website shows that this slogan has now been ...

Power sell off approved by NSW govt

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
The NSW government has approved the multi-billion dollar partial sale of its electricity network assets and will take the controversial policy to the next election. Coalition MPs agreed to privatise 49 per cent of the poles and wires assets on 99-year ...

Firms urged to get ready for SuperStream

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is urging businesses to get ready for a new, simpler system to pay their staff's superannuation contributions. From July 1, businesses can opt in to use SuperStream, an electronic payments system that treats all ...