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Labor's $30bn secret super tax plan revealed

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
... more strongly. "Stronger growth would not only increase our prosperity, it would also improve people's superannuation returns and would lead to increased government revenue without the need for all these new and increased Labor Party taxes." With this ...

Macquarie launches SMSF tool

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
... latest addition to its range of tools for SMSF experts. The new product provides key information required to prepare tax returns for clients with share portfolios, and those with SMSF annual returns to complete. Carolyn Colley executive director at Macquarie ...

AustSuper adds hedge IEq option

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
... provide our members with an alternative option for gaining exposure to international sharemarkets, where the impact on returns from currency movements has been reduced." Lacey said the hedged international shares option will have the same strategic asset ...

Omega bullish on sovereign investing

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... fear of sovereign investing at the door as a shift in the global government bond market indicates promises of reliable returns, new Omega Global Investors research has shown. Despite the European government bond crisis brought on by Italy, Spain Greece ...

Upside from frontier markets untapped: Feriani

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... expects investors willing to take the risk of an increased allocation to look back - in ten years time - at annualised returns that mimic those provided by the emerging markets over the most recent decade. "The last thing you want to do in the frontier ...

Hybrid securities back in favour

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... years, hybrids are sold as subordinated notes or convertible preference shares and generally offer investors bond-like returns while carrying equity-like risks. Mark Oliver, managing director at iShares said that the recent rush of hybrids reflects pent ...

Yield at any cost flawed: GSAM

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
... increased productivity and efficiency, and banks which we think remain stable and resilient and which offer strong total returns." After showing strong conviction for REITs in 2009, Hershan said the valuation opportunities had largely played out, and ...

EM debt not to be overlooked: HSBC

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... senior HSBC investment heads. While most are well versed in emerging market equities, many have questioned whether the returns outweigh the risks when it comes to debt, said Geoff Pidgeon, head of global asset management Australia, HSBC. "From a client ...

Liquidity comes at a price: Certitude

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... performance," says Mowll. "They deliver an important diversification benefit by delivering generally more consistent investment returns through exposure to investments that are not correlated to equities and fixed income." He says manufactured liquidity ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... four-and-a-half-year high as the prospect of continued low interest rates spurred investors to look to equities for better returns. The NZX 50 Index rose 18.35 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 3889.60, the highest since January 10, 2008.