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No more fear - maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
Seventy-one (71) Julia. Thirty-one (31) KRudd. Surprised? No. Embarrassingly entertaining? Very. But now that Team Labor has chosen, it's time to put the farce (whoops, Freudian slip), the past behind and get on with the business of governing. Yeah ...

Tax concessions focus of Super roundtable

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
Better information on tax concessions, the operation of superannuation post-retirement and improving super for women dominated the inaugural superannuation roundtable meeting yesterday. The administration of a $50,000 concessional cap for Australians ...

KRudd comeback biting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
Now that Greece has again been relegated to a mere afterthought, the latest PMI update from Markit Economics reminded all and sundry that, Greece bailed out or not, a recession is still waiting in the wings in Europe. The Markit Economics preliminary ...

ALP leadership issues will delay FOFA: Chikarovski

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
The ALP leadership stoush is detracting from the government's responsibility and will likely cause further delays in gaining certainty around FOFA, said Kerry Chikarovski at an AFA event last night. The political strategist for the Association of Financial ...

Waiting for the midnight hour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... month-by-month schedule (amounts are in billions of euros): Jan-12 91.3 Feb-12 120.3 Mar-12 148.8 Apr-12 127.2 May-12 60.8 Jun-12 78 Jul-12 111.1 Aug-12 42.4 Sep-12 70 Oct-12 100.8 Nov-12 26.7 Dec-12 70 Seems like we're gonna get some excitement for ...

BlackRock chief named QIC's new boss

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
Wholesale funds manager QIC has appointed BlackRock head and managing director Damien Frawley as chief executive. Frawley takes over from Doug McTaggart who announced last year he would be stepping down in mid-2012. At BlackRock, Frawley was responsible ...

ASIC to take hard line on deliberately misleading ads

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
ASIC is set to clamp down on misleading advertisments for financial products and services as part of its continued shake up of the financial services system. New guidelines released by ASIC commissioner Peter Kell emphasised the need for promoters to ...

SuperStream exposure draft a positive step

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
The industry has welcomed the Government's exposure draft legislation and a draft explanatory memorandum, detailing new proposed legislation to improve the administration and management of super accounts through the SuperStream reforms. The draft is ...

New tax proposals aim to consolidate lost super

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
New tax laws being recommended to Parliament look set to benefit people who have rediscovered lost super balances in various funds. The House of Representatives economics committee is urging MPs to adopt the bill, aimed at simplifying super consolidation ...

OnePath wins LGsuper mandate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
LGsuper has appointed OnePath Life as the fund's group insurer effective from July 1 this year. The appointment, which represents an increase of more than $20 million to OnePath's annual premium, was the result of a tender process in late 2011 following ...