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Pre-retirees confident about nest egg: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
... provoke a conversation about what superfunds, members and governments can do better," Clancy said. This week we ask will Labor's crackdown on franking credit cash refunds will severely affect retirees ?

Asset managers gearing for growth in 2018

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... greater transparency. In Europe and the US, the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) and Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule are set to squeeze margins, the report said. Tax changes is also an issue 77% of leaders are grappling with ...

Labor's imputation credit reform cops industry backlash

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
The Labor Party's proposed dividend imputation reforms has received backlash from numerous industry heavyweights believing it will have unintended and negative implications on retirees. Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen proposed to eliminate the cash rebate ...

Shuttering dividend cash loophole to hit SMSFs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
The Labor Government is proposing to eliminate cash refunds received from excess dividend imputation credits - a "generous" tax loophole that's mostly benefiting self-managed super funds. Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen said this "unfair revenue leakage" ...

Chief economist update: Inflation isn't such a lonely word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
... 2.87% at the end of last week - a 46 basis point increase from 2.41% at the end of 2017 - pushed higher by the Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) report confirming that US inflation is indeed moving on up. Headline CPI inflation rose by 0.5% in the month ...

Chief economist update: Bad news is good news returns?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
... 1.0%, the S&P 500 index by 1.3% and the Nasdaq Composite by 1.9% the day the music should have died when the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) confirmed that inflation was indeed lifting. Headline CPI inflation rose by 0.5% in the month of January ...

Chief economist update: The Fed's force is with us

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... adjustments to the target range for the federal funds rate" based on "a wide range of information, including measures of labor market conditions, indicators of inflation pressures and inflation expectations, and readings on financial and international ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street wails on inflation indications

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
... products and services. Add to these, the Fed's Beige Book report for January which found that: "Most Districts cited on-going labor market tightness and challenges finding qualified workers across skills and sectors... A few Districts observed that firms ...

Traditional advice strategies pose retirement risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... income distributions can change over time and the wealth can be accessed before retirement, he said. "It is possible that a Labor government will look to change the way family trusts distribute to low income individuals, with a minimum rate of 30% to ...

The darling buds of inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... wage to $11 and delivering bonuses to employees, capitalizing on the U.S. tax overhaul to stay competitive in a tightening labor market" (Bloomberg) starting next month. And then, there's also the US dollar's weakness - the US dollar index (relative ...