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Election too close to call

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... commentators to debate just that, and the rest of the big issues influencing this year's crucial election outcome. Former Liberal Senator and presenter of ABC's Counterpoint program Amanda Vandstone, consumer site One Big Switch co-founder Lachlan Harris ...

Breaking Australia's love affair with the lump sum

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013
... affair with the lump sum," Vamos said. "The government needs to sell it. Why is it a good idea? This is not a philosophical Liberal or Labor issue; this is an economic imperative." But there may be another - more financially literate - group who would ...

The good, the good and the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
It's another trading day for the record books on Wall Street. And this despite last night's weak reports - existing home sales fell by 1.2% to a less than expected 5.1 million annualised rate in June and the Chicago Fed National Activity Index remained ...

Super board quality compromised over pay rates

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... hasn't been supporting policies from the government," he said. This thought was echoed earlier this week by Tasmanian Liberal senator David Bushby. "As they (superannuation funds) are such an increasingly important part of our financial system, it is ...

US regulator lifts hedge fund advertising ban

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... lure of the hedge fund is keeping the undesirables out," he said. Meanwhile, Australian hedge funds enjoy one of the most liberal advertising regimes in the world. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) does not distinguish between ...

Opposition challenges Labor to review Trio fraud

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... engagement" over the issue, and said the Gillard government's response was "highly inadequate". In a joint release with Liberal MP Paul Fletcher, Cormann called for Bowen to reconsider the Parliamentary Joint Committee's recommendation, saying a large ...

Government to update More Super calculator

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... retire at 67." They also took the opportunity to fire a shot at the opposition, saying, "The only thing Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party are interested in is cutting superannuation to the bone."

Yuan to float free, in our dreams

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013

LGBT wealth management market worth $3trn

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
... the first wealth manager focused on the LGBT community in Asia in February. As attitudes in the region have become more liberal, the asset manager believes it can tap into a growing market. According to the Financial Times, estimates suggest there are ...

Aussie instos hungry for EM debt assets

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
Australian institutional demand for Asian and emerging market debt strategies will intensify in 2013, according to HSBC Global Asset Management chief executive for Asia Pacific Joanna Munro. The investment manager is meeting with Australian clients ...