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ISA proposes new restrictions on retail super

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
... model will deliver less, not more, competition and is designed to suit the vertically integrated business model of the four major banks," he said. The FSC countered Whiteley's comments in a media release entitled 'Industry funds getting desperate,' calling ...

Govt moves to repeal super payslip disclosure rules

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
... implement than originally expected." "If employers were required to report actual contributions, they would need to invest in major upgrades in their software and the benefit would likely be marginal as most employers pay their superannuation, non-compliant ...

Volatile like its 2011

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
... to provide additional liquidity to the financial system. After five years of ZIRP, NIRP and QEs, I doubt that the world's major central banks would suddenly just let this current bout of uncertainty go - should it threaten to bring down growth (and lift ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
... during the September quarter. BHP Billiton rose 32 cents to $33.77 and Fortescue Metals added 6.5 cents to $3.71. Among the major banks, Commonwealth Bank rose 63 cents to $74.75, ANZ gained two cents to $31.17, Westpac lifted 4.5 cents to $32.18, while ...

Fraser and Hewson support ANU's right to divest

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
A group of investors and prominent Australians, including former prime minister Malcolm Fraser and former Liberal leader John Hewson, have signed a statement supporting the Australian National University's right to divest from companies. The statement ...

Cyber risks for local wealth sector

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
... million to US$6 million last year. While cyber insurance is an undeveloped part of the Australian risk market, several of the major insurers and brokers are already active in the space including Allianz, OAMPS, Chubb and CyberPlus. A statement on CyberPlus' ...

Australia's pension system second best in the world

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
Australia's pension system is the second best in the world, according to the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index. With a score of 79.9%, Australia outperformed the Netherlands, Switzerland, Finland and Sweden in the index, and was just behind Denmark ...

Un-taper re-reflate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
... the Fed should be "exceptionally patient" on rates lift off. Has the Fed lost its mojo? And for that matter, all the other major central banks on the planet... them who promised to do "whatever it takes"? I must admit that while it was easy to cry "buy ...

Matrix shareholders approve ClearView acquisition

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2014
... a quality dealer group with ClearView Financial Advice Pty Ltd will be instrumental in achieving our goal of building a major financial advice and financial services business that is not aligned to any major institution." Under the terms of the offer ...

CBA receives 4200 requests for advice review

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2014
Approximately 4,200 customers of Commonwealth Financial Planning (CFP) and Financial Wisdom have applied to have advice they received reviewed by the Commonwealth Bank's (CBA's) Open Advice Review program. This figure represents around 1% of customers ...