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ASIC takes aim at charitable investment funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released a consultation paper proposing changes to existing exemptions for charities that raise investment funds. The proposed changes will affect approximately 200 charitable investment ...

Breaking the bad in the eurozone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
Here's a quiz for you gentle readers, when was the last time you felt the fear over the prospect for the eurozone? It seemed oh so long ago, doesn't it? It appears just a distant memory especially when you look at the current performance of the Europe ...

Coalition super plan to harm retirees, low income earners

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
The Coalition's announcement that they would delay the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) increase would see millions of Australians move into retirement with inadequate savings according to the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST). Last ...

Study highlights honesty of LinkedIn users

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
Only 24% of financial services execs regard information posted on LinkedIn as trustworthy, according to a study released this week. The study, carried out by recruitment agency Robert Half, polled 150 chief executives and finance directors in Hong Kong. ...

Super industry urged to increase transparency: ASFA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), has urged the superannuation industry to think about its position as a "compulsory business", and how this may affect client perception. Speaking at the Financial ...

No need for more super bureaucracy: Cormann

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
There was no need for more bureaucracy to protect Australian's superannuation savings, shadow minister for Financial Services Mathias Cormann has said in response to the government's announcement of a superannuation charter. Cormann was also critical ...

Infrastructure offers income low correlation to other assets

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
Investments in infrastructure assets give diversification benefits to income portfolios with less volatility and lower correlation to the equity market, according to Omega Global Investors managing director George Vassos. Vassos explained that a institutional ...

Treasury releases draft EM for super changes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
Treasury has released a draft explanatory memorandum describing how the increased contribution cap limits will operate, but illustrating their rush to get it passed into legislation as quickly as possible, public comments must be received by Monday ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a mixed performance on Wall Street where the S&P500 reached an all-time high. At 0828 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 13 points at 5,166. In economic news on ...

PIF Action Group questions ASIC decision on Wellington

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) decision to drop the investigation into the Wellington Premium Income Fund (PIF) has angered the PIF Action Group. PIF Action Group president Peter Grenadier told Financial Standard that in ...