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Fool me not again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice... Has anybody heard about the US fiscal cliff? Of course everybody has. Nobody can miss it even if they try. Not you, not I, not Irene. Yes, not you too Virginia. It's all over... everywhere. Not when that ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
Australian stocks are set for a weak start on Monday as world markets are dominated by concerns about the looming "fiscal cliff" in the United States. US lawmakers have until December 31 to work out a compromise to avoid tax increases and government ...

The song remains the same

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
The results are all in. The week of punting is over... almost. And what have we got? A few lucky ones who gambled their life savings on "Green Moon" to win the Melbourne Cup and those who chose the seven winning numbers in Australia's A$100 million ...

APRA changes to Super data collection unrealistic: IQ Group

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
APRA has proposed to increase its information held about investments for each fund, raising the data items requiring reports from 900 to approximately 4,000 data elements. Funds will need to incorporate new and more sophisticated data management capabilities ...

Funding for women on super boards a union hand out: Cormann

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
Funding announced on Friday to encourage women onto superannuation boards looks like a handout to minister for financial services and superannuation Bill Shorten's "union mates," said Mathias Cormann, shadow minister for superannuation. Rather than ...

Paper bank statements ignored by UK consumers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
Australia is not the only developed nation that believes it has a financial literacy and awareness problem as Barclays Bank in the UK has just released the results of a study that found Britain may have an even worse problem. The study found 36% of ...

CGT relief passes House of Reps

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
Capital gains tax relief has been welcomed by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), after the Bill passed through the House of Representatives yesterday. The Bill extends the relief on capital loss rollovers to 1 July 2017 to coincide ...

Financial services outstrip mining: CommSec

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
The financial services and insurance industries contribute more to percentage growth in the Australian economy than mining and natural resources, according to CommSec's Craig James. Sensing that delegates at the annual Association of Financial Advisers ...

MySuper: industry not dead if proper action taken

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
Under the Government's MySuper legislation, it is vital for corporate super specialists to engage with their clients and focus on exited members, warns CESSA. Douglas Latto, president at the Corporate Super Specialist Alliance (CESSA) said that the ...

Ancestry.com snapped up in PE deal

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
Genealogy website Ancestry.com has agreed to be acquired by a group led by European private equity firm Permira Funds in a cash deal valued at around $US1.6 billion, AAP reported. The company operates a website for researching family history and has ...