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IOOF determined to get a slice of the trust pie

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013
... damage market competition, especially because The Trust Company owns 13% of the shares of Equity Trustees, which is also a major player in the trustee market. The ACCC said yesterday that it had no concerns over the Perpetual offer, provided the company ...

Australians clueless about age pension

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013

ASIC's SMSF report being misread

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
A report commissioned by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) into the cost of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) has been misinterpreted. The report, 'Cost of Operating SMSFs', which was prepared by Rice Warner Actuaries ...

Taper? What taper?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013
... $62.83 and Fortescue Metals Group was dropped three cents to $4.55. Shares in Telstra were down 1.5 cents to $4.89. Among the major banks, National Australia Bank was 14 cents lower at $32.09, the Commonwealth Bank had dropped 60 cents to $73.45, Westpac ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
... $62.83 and Fortescue Metals Group was dropped three cents to $4.55. Shares in Telstra were down 1.5 cents to $4.89. Among the major banks, National Australia Bank was 14 cents lower at $32.09, the Commonwealth Bank had dropped 60 cents to $73.45, Westpac ...

TOWER announces $70 million special dividend

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
ASX-listed New Zealand insurer TOWER plans to return an initial $70 million of capital to shareholders following the sale of its life insurance business in May this year. TOWER sold the majority of its life insurance to business to fellow Kiwi life ...

CFA to host Australia Investment Conference in Melbourne

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
... central bank unwind,' will be delivered by Dr William Pool, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute. The conference is aimed at major players in the financial services industry including chief executives, portfolio managers, analysts, brokers and financial ...

Super members want 12% guaranteed super increase

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013
An overwhelming majority of super members support an increase in compulsory contributions to 12%, according to a survey carried out by the Financial Services Council (FSC) and ING DIRECT. The survey found the 83% of the 1,000 respondents supported the ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013
... in gold miner Newcrest Mining were up 55 cents, or 4.5 per cent, to $12.57 following a rise in the gold price. Among the major banks, National Australia Bank was up 42 cents at $33.95, ANZ had gained 20 cents to $30.47, Commonwealth Bank had lifted 38 ...