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One-third of US federal workers could retire

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
... Recovering pension account balances in the US is triggering a rush of US federal employees to retire, with as many as one-third of some agencies expected to leave their jobs. Helping to restore confidence in their pension funds is that the US pension ...

Academic questions Libs' super board independence policy

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... communication and lead to poorer decision making. This topic was prompted by the Coalition's stated intention to legislate that one third of super fund board members be independent. This is widely seen as an attempt to curb the power of unions on industry ...

ASIC issues governance warning on local emerging market companies

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... in emerging markets, saying these companies are more susceptible to collapse than domestically focused ones. More than a third of the companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) have operations or assets outside of Australia. In light ...

Withdrawal anxiety

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013

Abbott's PPL scheme to hit Australia's charities

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
... 2015-16, the levy could bring in $2.2 billion with franking credits, and $3.6 billion without. That means that more than a third of the levy would be paid by shareholders. By 2016-17, the PBO estimated shareholders would be paying $1.6 billion. That ...

Abbott's PPL scheme to cost retirees $1.6 billion in hidden tax

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2013
... 2015-16, the levy could bring in $2.2 billion with franking credits, and $3.6 billion without. That means that more than a third of the levy would be paid by shareholders. By 2016-17, the PBO estimated shareholders would be paying $1.6 billion. That ...

J.P. Morgan launches APRA reporting service

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
... the consensus was that the standards would be a positive thing in the long term. Garcia called reporting standards the "third gorilla" of the Stronger Super reforms, saying super funds have concentrated more on MySuper and Super Stream. He said that ...

Butterfly effect

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013

Hybrids must better convey risk: ASIC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is cracking down on the misleading marketing of hybrid securities. ASIC has criticised what it terms "misleading labelling" and "unwarranted comparison" of hybrids to less risky products such ...

Market Wrap AM

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
... Invocare and Coca-Cola Amatil are slated to release first half results. The National Australia Bank is scheduled to give its third quarter trading update. In Australia, the market on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 1.4 points, or 0.03 per ...