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RBA takes aim at property tax breaks

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2003
Generous tax breaks for property investors were a key driver of the house price boom, according to the Reserve Bank of Australia. In its submission to the Productivity Commission's home ownership inquiry, the bank dismissed a shortage of houses or land ...

Associated Planners to form view on 'soft dollar' benefits

Associated Planners Financial Services Ltd (AP) today announced it would lead a working party aimed at establishing an official position on soft dollar benefits. Soft dollar benefits are services exchanged between financial institutions without cash ...

Macquarie Financial sells South African joint venture holding

Macquarie Financial Services Group today announced it has sold its 33.33 per cent shareholding in its South African joint venture, Innofin, to its joint venture partner, Sanlam. Macquarie's interest in Innofin was sold for R 90 million ($A18.7 million) ...

Mortgage broker to compensate former clients

Express Loans and Finance Pty Ltd, operators of the Express Loans mortgage broking business, will be required to pay compensation to past clients, following enforceable undertakings won by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). ...

AMP Henderson Global to launch $450 million CMBS issue

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2003
AMP Henderson Global Investors said it intends to launch an issue of $450 million of commercial mortgage backed securities (CMBS) maturing 14 November 2008. It said the notes are the fourth issue by Quay 62 Pty Ltd, a multi-seller securitisation vehicle ...

ASFA welcomes government's super co-contributions announcement

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has today welcomed the Federal Government's long-awaited co-contributions deal as a welcome and highly positive step towards improved retirement savings. "We are delighted to see that common ...

AFA endorses policy on transfer of clients

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has welcomed new government guidelines clarifying the position of clients when a financial adviser transfers between dealer groups. The AFA said the new guidelines, released as a FAQ by the Australian Privacy ...

New CEO at Print Super

The $800 million Printing Industry Superannuation Fund (Print Super) has announced the appointment of Ross Martin to the position of chief executive officer. He replaces Tom Gait, who will leave Print Super on 28 November 2003. Mr Martin was previously ...

Industry fund signs directed brokerage agreement

The controversial practice of directed brokerage continues to make inroads in Australia, with industry fund Unisuper announcing it has entered into a commission recapture program with the Frank Russell group. Under a typical directed brokerage arrangement ...

S&P affirms ratings on CFS Gandel Retail Trust

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2003
Standard & Poor's said today it has affirmed its A/A-1 long- and short-term ratings on CFS Gandel Retail Trust (GAN) and its guaranteed debt issues and programs. At the same time, the outlook on the long-term rating was revised to negative from stable. ...