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Instant replay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
Instant replay. What we've seen last week seemed to be a replay of the general theme that has been playing at computer screens near us for some time now. There's the ever-simmering European sovereign debt crisis that creates tension in the financial ...

Industry rejects changes to super tax

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
Superannuation industry bodies have launched strident opposition to leaks revealing superannuation tax concessions will be impacted by the Government return to surplus. Tax concessions currently cost Treasury in the order of $30bn each year, with Labor ...

Speculation grows on super tax breaks

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
Two days after opposition Treasurer Joe Hockey said in a landmark interview that Australia needs to end its cult of welfare entitlement, speculation is rising the government is considering a clampdown on untargeted superannuation tax concessions. On ...

Best friends forever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
Don't you just love it when a plan goes according to plan? Wall Street remained on rebound mode while we were sleeping and so were most equity markets from New York to Rio and old London town. The S&P 500 and the Dow each jumped by 1.4% overnight in ...

Former Bell Potter adviser charged

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
A former senior client adviser with Bell Potter Securities Limited has been charged with 15 counts of fraudulent conduct following an ASIC investigation. Glenn Russell Evans, of Leichhardt, NSW is alleged to have used client funds for his own personal ...

Member interests and employer choice paramount

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
Member interests and not the interests of competing funds is paramount for default super, said FSC and the AIST in their parliamentary submissions. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and the Financial Services Council (FSC) have ...

Vanguard launches bond ETF

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
Vanguard will add a fixed interest ETF to its stable with an Australian Government Bond ETF based on the UBS Index. Targeting investors, advisers and institutions, the new exchange traded fund (ETF) is a share class of the existing Vanguard Australian ...

New service to boost retiree returns by 1pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
A new service has been launched into Australia to help trustees tailor default investment strategies for their retiree fund members that takes into account their differing risk tolerances and time horizons. Doug Bucknell, managing director of the Australian ...

Govt bonds reach $237bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
Australian commonwealth government bonds on issue have reached $237 billion, ranking approximately 100 from the world's 230 economies. Treasury bonds make up 87% of this total, indexed and non-indexed treasury notes 6% each with 1% in other securities ...

Prime Value adds portfolio manager

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
Prime Value Asset Management has added a third senior portfolio manager to its ranks, joining its co-chief investment officers. Shih Thin Wong is joining the boutique Australian equities manager with established team Han Lee and Leanne Pan, Prime Value's ...