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Super cap breaches tumble

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
... exceeded the cap, a decrease from 49,786 in 2009/10. Despite the significant plunge in numbers, MLC has warned that another spike could be on the cards if investors don't track their contributions closely. Gemma Dale head of technical services at MLC ...

Advisers urged to discuss structured giving

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
... Robertson says that recently launched specialist services designed to assist advisers in establishing structures have led to a spike in adviser interest. "Australian Philanthropic Services for instance offers specialist philanthropy structuring services ...

MySuper Bill could expose individual trustees to legal action

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
... scared of being sued. The legislation also leaves the door open for "frivolous and vexatious claims", which could force a spike in personal indemnity insurance - a cost that would be passed on to members, she said. Because trustee boards make group decisions ...

Believe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
... enough." Financial markets did. They believed him. The DJ Euro Stoxx 50 surged by 4.3% while we were sleeping, led by a 6.1% spike in Spanish stocks and a 5.6% jump in Italian shares. Wall Street did too - the Dow and the S&P 500 closed 1.7% on the up ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street and European bourses rose strongly after the European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi pledged full support for the euro. At 0800 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures ...

Food is the new Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... companies - there goes hiring, and reduce consumers' disposable income and spending on "others". While the month old price spike in agriculture in only a month old - rising prices could cure rising prices - and speculators are certainly benefitting ...

SMSF contributions spike ahead of cap

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
SMSF contributions were up close to $7000 in the 2011/12 financial year driven by over 50s getting in ahead of the $25,000 concessional cap introduction on July 1 this year. The latest Multiport SMSF Investment Patterns Survey showed the average contribution ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... contracts traded. The positive opening in Australia came despite falls on Wall Street and European markets overnight following a spike in Spanish bond yields. US stocks fell ahead of the opening of earnings season, with the slow economy and worries about ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... Australian market looks set to open slightly higher despite falls on Wall Street and European markets overnight following a spike in Spanish bond yields. At 0825 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up five points at 4,095. ...

IMF issues buy order

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... to last night, the S&P 500 lost 1.2%. The loss would have been greater, down 4.4%, were it not for the Europhoria spurred spike at the end of last month. With economic indicators pointing in every direction - up, down and round and round - and market ...