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European authorities will blink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
It's got the euro in its hands. It's got the whole world in its hands. There's some semblance of relative calm on financial markets overnight. Wall Street reversed early losses and closed higher. European stocks still ended in the red but on lower negatives ...

The road to ruin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
In case you missed it, former US Federal Reserve Alan 'el maestro' Greenspan has just declared Greece dead - well, almost. No way out. In an interview with Bloomberg TV, Greenspan declared that the "chances of Greece not defaulting are very ...

Tax strategies from ATO, Cavendish

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has cautioned investors when creating a tax effective strategy, warning of the hidden consequences of new investment arrangements. The ATO has issued a new guide, Understanding tax effective investments, in a bid ...

VIX says no fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011
We were just full of it yesterday, weren't we? Yes Virginia, we were filled with the words fear, anxiety, panic, doom and all else in between that spells M-E-L-T-D-O-W-N. We were so full of it that at one point, I thought it was already October - you ...

Govt to refund super tax for 3.5 million

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
The Government will refund the 15 per cent superannuation contribution tax from 1 July 2012 for 3.5 million Australians who earn less than $37,000, assistant treasurer and minister for financial services and superannuation, Bill Shorten, announced today. ...

Making the data fit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
Not that I'm complaining -- but what just happened to Wall Street last night? As far as I'm concerned, the latest economic releases were the stuff sell-offs are made of but nay, nein, nyet - they stamped a buy on equities and commodities. Asia, Europe ...

Advisers and super key to underinsurance: AFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011
The AFA claims industry research validates its stance that the ban of commissions inside super will negatively impact consumers but the super and advice industries can work together against underinsurance. In the third tranche of research from the Association ...

ASIC forces iPlan to hire compliance expert

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
ASIC has imposed new conditions on iPlan's Australian financial services (AFS) licence after it unearthed a conflict of interest relating to the use of investment platforms. Under the terms of its revised licence iPlan must appoint an independent compliance ...

XPLAN updates for opt-in

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
Responding to planner concerns over FOFA and opt-in, IRESS has incorporated opt-in capabilities in to its next XPLAN update. The opt-in period is still to be finailsed with Independent MP, Rob Oakeshott, last week re-igniting the debate.Planners are ...

Same time last year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times. Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it! It certainly feels like June 2010 all over again! I can't believe it myself but when Big Ben spoke last night, I became a believer! Speaking at ...