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ATO moves in on DIY funds

The Australian Tax Office this week released a paper titled "DIY Super: It's your money&but not yet," as part of an increased effort to crack down on Australians using DIY super funds to evade tax. "In 2004-2005 we are increasing our audit activity ...

ATO to crack down on DIY super

The Australian Taxation Office is recruiting an additional 40 staff in an effort to crack down on Australians using self-managed superannuation funds to evade tax. In a paper released on Wednesday titled; "DIY Super: It's Your Money&But Not Yet!", Tax ...

Investment, broking houses put red pencil through bank stocks

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2004
Investment houses were putting the red pencil through banking stocks yesterday as the reverberations of last week\'s National Australia Bank profit downgrade continued to be felt. Since chief executive John Stewart stunned the market last Wednesday ...

Macquarie invests $40mln in four new hedge and specialist funds

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2004
Macquarie Bank invested $40 million in four new hedge and specialist funds, offering wholesale investors the chance to invest alongside the bank. Australia\'s biggest investment bank said it established a new business, Macquarie Newton Specialist Funds ...

ANZ staff contracts misleading, union says

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2004
About 13,500 ANZ workers were being duped by unenforceable employment contracts, the Finance Sector Union said on Thursday. The contracts state that the ANZ may change an employee\'s position, their duties, location and working hours, given reasonable ...

CBA lures top-end cardholders with free flights

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2004
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) is trying to lure more people to its top-end credit card by offering free business and first class flights. Australia\'s second biggest bank said travellers booking business or first class flights using their platinum ...

Declining prospects for LPT; Morningstar

Future prospects for the listed property trust (LPT) sector appear less attractive than before, according to research from Morningstar. The report, surveying 23 fund managers offering domestic LPT funds, found that the key performance drivers for the ...

Macquarie ProLogis settles on seven US properties

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2004
Industrial property investor Macquarie ProLogis Trust has settled the $US95.5 million ($A137.1 million) acquisition of seven United States properties. Macquarie ProLogis said it made the initial settlement on Friday, in the deal to buy the properties ...

Japan's industrial output rises slightly in March, stronger growth ahead

Japan's industrial output rose only marginally in March but should power ahead in the coming months on the back of the nation's solid economic recovery, economists said yesterday. The trade ministry said March industrial production rose 0.1% after adjustment ...

NRMA directors to face legal action over election

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2004
The 14 directors appointed at the 2003 NRMA annual general meeting, and the motoring group, are to face legal action over the validity of the election. NRMA member and 2003 candidate Tim Shelton has taken the legal action against the motoring group ...