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CGT relief for super funds backdated

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
... flexibility and reduce their administrative and compliance costs," said Shorten. Australia's peak superannuation body, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) welcomes the Government's draft legislation which will change tax laws ...

Europe push-US pull

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
... in industrial production is now on par with the boom conditions we've seen pre-GFC. Wait there's more. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo index of builder confidence rose to 20 in November, up 3 from a reading of 17 in October. This ...

Super keeping economy strong: ASFA

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... the contribution of superannuation', by independent research house, Allen Consulting Group, was commissioned by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) to better understand the role of super in the economy. ASFA said the report demonstrates ...

Rising oil prices add to sovereign risk

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... super funds. Light, sweet Libyan crude is mostly exported to Europe, but Bruce Robinson, convenor of the Australian Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas, said any affected market would push up prices across the board. Robinson called for an ...

Planners welcome comms ban

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
... services, that the higher value clients subsidise the lower value ones," said Richard Klipin, chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers. "But in a [post commission] world advisers won't be able to do so." This is where intra-fund advice ...

Actuaries call for advice 'stress test'

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
... calling for the introduction of a 'personal stress test' that would measure the impact of adverse events on a person's financial position to be part of the advice process. As part of its submission to the Ripoll inquiry, Trevor Thompson, president at ...

Lift retirement age, lower long term benefits: IMF

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2009
... Rudd government has already signalled it will attempt to support in the coming Federal Budget. The Australian Seniors association has dismissed the IMF report, describing it as "unrealistic and poorly focused". "Raising the pension age would be a knee-jerk ...

Don't punish fin services for GFC: Pearce

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
... minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, yesterday told the Securities and Derivatives Industry Association that the Opposition will not support knee-jerk new regulations, particularly if they are politically motivated. "The ...

ASIC defends AMP FP action

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2006
... through the courts could delay any compensation by up to two years. Opening the Investment and Financial Services Association's (IFSA) annual conference on the Gold Coast yesterday, Lucy also went on to highlight the pitfalls AMP and the adviser industry ...

Daily economic update

... index rose by 0.1 per cent in November from a revised 1.3 per cent increase in October. Likewise, the Japan Chainstore Association reported that supermarket store sales rose 1.8 per cent in December from a year earlier -- the first advance gain since ...