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Passing of IMR bill to attract foreign investors: Shorten

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
Australia's financial services industry will benefit from a tax law amendment, which removes uncertainty that had been a barrier to overseas investment, said Bill Shorten, minister for financial services and superannuation. Amendments to the Investment ...

MySuper flipping ban passes lower house

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
Tranche one of the Federal Government's MySuper legislation has passed through the House of Representatives, with some last-minute amendments. A push by Greens deputy leader and employment spokesperson Adam Bandt to stop employers gouging additional ...

SMSF's need life cover education

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
Knowledge of life insurance offers is the biggest barrier to self managed super fund members taking it up within their fund, said AIA Australia. AIA Australia surveyed approximately 400 advisers on the knowledge and take-up of life insurance within ...

Add duration: UBS

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
Australian bonds have underperformed their global peers, but now is a good time to start adding them to investment portfolios, said Matthew Johnson, interest rate strategist, UBS. The reality is that currently, we are still trading European sentiment. ...

Commbank knew of potential Storm collapse: lawyers

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
Lawyers for victims of the Storm Financial collapse said they have uncovered a document which proves that the Commonwealth Bank knew investors would lose their money during the global financial crisis. Barrister Tony Morris told the Federal Court in ...

ILB manager Ardea launches new fund

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
Inflation linked bond manager Ardea Investment Management has launched a new fund, the Ardea Wholesale Inflation Plus Fund. Ardea said that fund launch comes at a time when professional investors are speculating that inflation is likely to rise in both ...

Market shocks likely: Advance Asset Management

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
Geo-political signals allude to a potential market shock in coming months, said Advance Asset Management. Global political uncertainty could to lead to a severe destablilsiation of markets as soon as the last quarter of this year, said Felix Stephen ...

Lonsec urges advisers to revisit EMs

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
After a "brutal" year for emerging market investors, things might be looking up, said research house Lonsec. It has been a rocky ride for emerging market investors over the past 12 months, with "true believers in the merits of an expending emerging ...

Write-down clouds Bendigo's 43% profit tumble

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank will be running a tight ship, after announcing a 43% decline in full-year profit this morning. The bank said that its $195 million profit was affected by a $95 million write-off of goodwill in December 2011, after declines ...

New property securities head for CFSGAM

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
Stephen Hayes has been appointed head of Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) property securities. Hayes is returning to CFSGAM after leaving in 2006 to establish Perennial Real Estate Investments, a joint venture with Perennial Investment ...