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Double-digit Asian equity returns in 2013: BlackRock

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... that investors can exploit. "Anything in China that has been beaten up will lead the market up next year," he said. "The relief of avoiding a hard-landing will be very beneficial to Asian cyclicals. Healthcare has long been a favourite sector of ours ...

CGT relief passes Senate

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
Capital gains tax relief legislation for superannuation funds passed through the Senate yesterday alongside two other key pieces of reform. Unrealised gains or losses on revenue and capital assets incurred from 1 October 2011 to 1 July 2017 can now ...

CGT relief passes House of Reps

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
Capital gains tax relief has been welcomed by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), after the Bill passed through the House of Representatives yesterday. The Bill extends the relief on capital loss rollovers to 1 July 2017 to coincide ...

ASIC consults on code approval under FOFA

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
ASIC has released its consultation paper on its approach to code approval and relief powers under the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) regulations, outlining plans to take a facilitative approach to the implementation of the reforms. Australia's corporate ...

Asset Super and CareSuper merger set for October

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
... for the merger in September last year subject to due diligence, although it is understood that capital gains tax (CGT) relief was a subsequent barrier to the swift completion of the amalgamation. Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bill ...

CGT relief for super funds backdated

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
Financial Services and Superannuation Minister, Bill Shorten, has released exposure draft legislation on income tax relief for merging superannuation funds for public comment. The draft legislation takes into account several of the issues raised by ...

AGEST bungle isolated: BNP Paribas

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
... processes custodian BNP Paribas has in place. AGEST Super is scheduled to Merge with AustralianSuper after a capital gains tax relief measures come into legislation in December.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
... 78.21 Japanese yen from 78.37 yen. HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mixed, with Europe's debt woes casting a shadow but relief provided by news of Chinese manufacturing activity hitting a five-month high. Tokyo ended 0.24 per cent, or 20.23 points, lower ...

StatewideSuper, Local Super complete merger

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... based in South Australia and the Northern Territory. The merger was enabled by planned federal government capital gains tax relief measures, said Pauline Vamos, Association of Superannuation of Australia (ASFA) CEO. "Superannuation fund mergers have ...

AGEST merger put on hold

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... when a deferral of capital gains tax becomes legislation. The legislation will extend capital gains tax (CGT) rollover relief until 2017 for superannuation funds that will merge over the next five years, and is designed to enables funds to merge without ...