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Nipping at the Tiger's tail

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2007
The airline industry in Australia is getting ready for another bought of savage price competition as Tiger Airways pounces on Melbourne's Tullamarine airport and the upset budget carrier Jetstar has decided to practically give away airline tickets ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher again today after further gains on overseas markets. At 0735 AEST, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was trading up 34 points, or 0.54 per cent, at 6280. In economic ...

New Jersey Govt spends teachers' future fund

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2007
... gains immediately when the markets were up, then delaying loss recording when the markets were down. While New Jersey State law requires the State's seven public pension plans to be funded according to actuarial standards, over the last decade the State ...

Stone age funds up for reforms

The Federal Government is looking into legacy products in the managed funds industry as the next area for reforms in an effort to drive more cost savings in the $221 billion sector. Speaking at the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) ...

Govt sweetens tax on property trusts

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2007
The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer Peter Dutton has announced changes to the tax treatment of property trusts, designed to enhance their international competitiveness. Dutton said the Federal Government would be amending tax laws pertaining ...

CGT overshadows Simpler Super benefits: Centric

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2007
Anne-Marie Esler of Centric Wealth argues that while the new simpler super rules are a significant step forward, issues relating to capital gains tax (CGT) have been overlooked. Esler outlined what she considered the five main issues regarding super ...

ASIC and Citigroup lock horns on insider trading

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has filed civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court against Citigroup Global Markets Australia in a landmark case on alleged insider trading activities. Back in August 2005, Citigroup ...

AML to redefine dealings with currency clients

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2007
... to keep and the lengths they have to go to establish their client's real identity, said Alison Deitz, a partner at leading law firm Deacons. Even if you use intermediaries, the firm responsible for the intermediary will still be seen as holding the primary ...

Members should update binding beneficiaries: ASFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2007
... interest group "The laws surrounding payment of a superannuation death benefits are often quite different from inheritance law, with which people are more familiar," said Dr Anderson. The problems put considerable pressure on trustees, she said. "Trustees ...

Hybrid property funds up 400 per cent

The hybrid property funds sector has grown into a $6 billion industry in the past two years, a massive 400 per cent increase, according to property investment research firm Managed Investment Assessments (MIA). MIA director Anton Lawrence said that ...