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Super Budget benefits all around: AXA

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2006
... becoming a "significant individual". "This will really improve succession planning. These changes will allow a business owner to sell down a business and still access the significant person's CGT relief," Semple said. Previously, an individual needed ...

Morningstar rumoured to have bought Aspect Huntley

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2006
... International research and ratings house Morningstar has reputedly bought Aspect Huntley, a Sydney based market research group and owner of industry publications IFA and Investor Weekly. According to industry sources, an announcement of the deal will ...

ASFA slams proposal to cut super

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2006
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has slammed a Government task force suggestion to cut employer super contributions, a move it says will drastically reduce part-time and contract workers' superannuation savings. The proposal ...

Babcock & Brown swells infrastructure by $3.4bn

... market. "The acquisition of NorthWestern further establishes Babcock & Brown Infrastructure as a truly global energy asset owner and operator with significant investments in the United States, Europe and Australasia," said BBI's chief executive Steve ...

Single women a rising force in residential property

Single women may account for a small portion of the home buyer market but a recent survey has revealed they are fast becoming a dominant force. A survey commissioned by First National Real Estate has found that adding to a majority 79 per cent of women ...

Chinese businesses upbeat but worried about compliance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2006
Medium-sized businesses in mainland China are optimistic about their immediate future but, like their Australian counterparts, they have majors worries about being held back by red tape and the availability of capital. The findings were revealed in ...

SMSFs turning to managed funds

Self managed super fund (SMSF) clients are finding it easy to manage their investments but are becoming more defensive, increasingly opting for managed funds. The findings were released yesterday by AMP Capital Investors and Investment Trends, whose ...

Future Fund appointee's business cops downgrades from Fitch

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2006
Fitch Ratings has downgraded all funds formerly under the watch of Future Fund board appointee Trevor Rowe's company N M Rothschild and Sons (Australia) (NMRA) following last week's announcement NMRA had offloaded that part of the business to Invesco ...

Daily economic update

... shows housing finance commitments posted its eight consecutive monthly rise in February. The details of the report shows owner occupied housing commitments rose by 2.3 per cent during the month. A big 20.3 per cent increase in commitments for the construction ...

SMSFs must diversify or miss out: Bourse Data

Self-managed super fund (SMSF) investors may be missing out on returns from growth assets by placing a disproportionate amount of their superannuation savings into cash and property. According to recent data from the Australian Tax Office (ATO), an ...