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AZ NGA signs twelfth firm

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... receive the quality services we are recognised for, while now having the additional comfort of a large global company as a major shareholder."

ISA calls out pre-Budget arguments on contribution caps

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
Industry Super Australia has slammed pre-Budget arguments that call for voluntary contribution caps to remain at current levels and allow Australians to make superannuation "catch-up" payments. Australian Tax Office (ATO) data analysed by ISA shows ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... vegetable oils, fats and waxes' (up 20.0%) and 'Commodities and transactions' (up 5.3%) - out of 10 of the export price index's major groups registered gains over the March quarter. US GDP The advanced estimate of US first quarter GDP confirmed the slowing ...

Boomers surprisingly open to fair super tax changes

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... year's budget decision to raise the Age Pension eligibility age from 67 to 70. As negative gearing looks set to become a major election issue, respondents were evenly split 41-41 (with 18% neutral) for and against Labor's plan to change negative gearing ...

Narev defends CommInsure record, wrote to five customers

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
CBA chief executive Ian Narev has defended his company's life insurance arm in a letter to Senator Chris Ketter, noting he wrote to five affected customers recently. Referencing CBA's submission to the Senate Economics References Committee's Scrutiny ...

Down, down prices are down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... quarter of 2008. The ABS report showed that the decline was broad-based with prices dropping in six out of the CPI's eleven major groups. Year-on-year, headline inflation moved further away from the lower range of the RBA's 2%-3% target band, easing ...

Advisers shouldn't overlook workplace super

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... advisers can bring to both employers and employees. IOOF head of employer super, Stephen Black said: "Financial stress is a major cause of disruption and loss of productivity at work, but access to financial advice can help combat this. Research shows ...

Fixed income China's sweet spot

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
... Chinese Government Bond yields (currently at approximately 3% for 10 year bonds) are more attractive than yields in other major developed economies. "At a size of US$7.4 trillion China's bond market is the third largest in the world. Despite this, foreign ...

Sunsuper overhauls TPD cover

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
Sunsuper has overhauled its total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance cover in a move that will see an average premium reduction of 15% for more than 90% of its one million members. The new product, TPD Assist, will remove waiting periods for the ...

Banks launch major consumer protection program today

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
The Australian Bankers' Association has announced today that banks will immediately commence a comprehensive new program to protect consumers and increase transparency and accountability. The first step will be an independent review of product sales ...