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Super non-compliance endemic: ATO

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
Australian employers' not paying compulsory superannuation led to a national debt of more than $1 billion last year and the bill is climbing 12% annually. The figures come from a recent Australian National Audit Office report which reaffirms company ...

Winter of our discontent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
'Twas a winter of discontent for our Northern Hemisphere brethrens and us, Australians all, could experience a similar winter of our own. It barely made the headlines when the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) issued its provisional ...

The recesssion we longed to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
There was weeping and gnashing of teeth following the release of the latest Australian capex data for it was bad. It's bad, it's bad that we get to see the "R" word back in print. "Capex: Business investment plans at 'recessionary' levels" (abc.net) ...

InvestSense launches asset allocation guide

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
A new investment guide aimed at giving advisers insight into expected levels of risk and return within different assets classes has been launched by portfolio construction and consulting firm, InvestSense. InvestSense, which was spun out from ailing ...

Lies, stats and damned double seasonal adjustments

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
"If you're going to San Francisco Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair... There's a whole generation with a new explanation..." - Scott McKenzie, "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)" The song instantly played in my head as ...

Property groups looking through the schooner glass

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
Australian property groups who recently made hospitality acquisitions may feel their choices are vindicated by a new report suggesting alcohol consumption has "rebounded" in the country. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
The Australian stock market looks set to open higher, following strong gains on Wall Street. At 0653 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up 39 points at 5,726. The S&P 500 in the US rose to a fresh record close, led by strong ...

ISA and AIST want changes to professionalism model

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2015
Both Industry Super Australia (ISA) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) have recommended modifications to a proposed model on lifting educational, professional and ethical standards in the financial services industry. In their ...

RBA cuts as expected, A$ does the unexpected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
Can't win 'em all. After getting wrong-footed three for three, expert guessers finally got their RBA rate cut calls correctly - the Australian central bank gave in and delivered a 25 basis point reduction, taking the official cash rate to a new record ...

Super lump sum myth debunked

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
Only 16.7% of superannuation assets are withdrawn as a lump sum when members hit retirement, recent analysis from Rice Warner shows. The actuarial firm analysed information from more than 10 million member records representing over $55 billion in assets ...