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RSPT is govt trying to pick winners: academic

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
... a booming mining sector to boost the manufacturing or services sector is a real dilemma if we're not competitive in the latter," said Professor Warren. The government is effectively picking winners, he said. The cyclical nature of the mining industry ...

MIT tax regime modernised and simplified

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
... government recognised, finally, that there's a world of difference between an MIT and a family discretionary trust. [The latter] don't have that widely-held aspect and features of MITs so if you look at the tax rules, it's a real step forward." The new ...

UK council seeks global infrastructure manager

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2010
... either a polled fund or segregated account basis," noted the document. If the manager who wins the mandate is from the latter category, they will be asked to consider the fund's existing infrastructure investments when making investments on behalf of ...

North gets very strong rating from S&P

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2010
... risk-intolerant investors, accumulation-stage investors concerned about longevity or lifestyle risk, and investors in the latter stage of their investment lifecycle who want an insurance policy against market-exit timing."

Government annuities proposal draws industry fire

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
... the research showed Australians would need to hand over their super savings to the Government when they retire - with the latter determining a permissible annual draw down. "The new research shows such a scheme would be manifestly unfair and result in ...

Planners open up to Hamilton Securities

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
... "If we end up with 10 per cent of the debentures, it will be different from 100 per cent," said Woollard. "If it's the latter, some of the things that are open to us might include replacing the trustee - ideally I'd like to see these debentures restructured ...

RFM to bring cashflow back to Great Southern MIS

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
... Projects on Wednesday and Friday respectively, said RFM managing director, David Bryant. The former voted 56 per cent and latter 53 per cent in favour of RFM. The appointment means investors will be given a choice as to whether they would like to continue ...

Planners sidelined for self-investing strategies

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
... cent of Gen Xers and 13 per cent of the Baby Boomer generation. Familiarity with the local stock market lies in the two latter demographics preferring to put their money in local investments, said Shields. However, it was important to note that technology ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
... James Hardie was a stand-out performer after reporting a first half loss but said it was on track to record growth in the latter half. "That means it should be able to contribute to the asbestos fund, which is really good news for the market because ...

SelectingSuper unveils 2009 top super funds

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
... the prestigious Long-Term Performance Excellence Award. According to Andrew Keevers, associate director of research, the latter award is based on the default investment option performance of workplace super funds, for the 20 year period to 30 June 2009 ...