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ASIC and NZ corporate regulator sign cooperation deal

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) and the New Zealand Companies Office have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work towards greater regulatory cooperation between the two countries. The MOU was signed by the registrar ...

Implemented consulting: the devil is in the detail

Rice Walker Actuaries has joined the debate on whether implemented consulting adds value or not. Their answer is "yes" but how the consultants deliver the returns is far from straightforward. In their latest survey on the performance of six asset consultants ...

Daily economic update

Today's updates on Australian business conditions and retail activity reinforce current market thinking for steady domestic interest rates in the near term. The National Australia Bank's (NAB) business conditions index fell to 11 in the fourth quarter ...

Platypus piggybacks on fund heavyweight Aust Unity

It is a match made in heaven as top-performing fund Platypus Asset Management and fund giant Australian Unity Investments (AUI) form a joint venture that plays on each other's strengths. The joint venture will be named Platypus Asset Management, half ...

All REST and no play with $580m new mandate

Industry fund REST starts the year on full throttle after awarding $580m of new money to a string of investment managers, of which a total $480 million will go towards international equities mandates. REST joins a growing list of super funds that have ...

And the award goes to Asgard, Macq and CFS First Choice

The top three investment platforms in the country - Asgard adviserNET, Macquarie Wrap and CFS First Choice - are within a hair's difference of each other on the performance stakes, according to a recent survey on the best of the best in the platform ...

Labor's super plans costly, complex and a disincentive: Liberals

The Liberal Party has attacked Labor's plans to phase out superannuation contributions tax for some people as "extraordinarily complex and costly." Assistant Treasurer, Mal Brough, said yesterday that Labor's plan to phase out the contributions tax ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as a soft lead from the US, combined with weaker precious metal and oil prices, are likely to outweigh firmer base metals. Also, with Christmas fast approaching, the Australian market is heading ...

Small cut in super taxes now will significantly cut future tax burden: ASFA

Abolishing the 15 per cent super contributions tax would add thousand of dollars to consumers' retirement benefits, while any tax revenue falls would be offset by the extra inflows adding to the earnings tax base. In fact, the benefit to the economy ...

First Choice tops $20b

Lower fees, shorter transaction turnarounds and client reporting times all helped FirstChoice finish the year with a record $20 billion in funds under management. "Our success has been built on a simple premise - we offer competitive fees, a focused ...