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Labor promises five-year freeze on super tax

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
... bring forward legislation to establish the Super Council, and would include the five-year moratorium on tax policy in the Charter of Superannuation Adequacy and Sustainability. Before the five-year moratorium is up, the Council would be tasked with carrying ...

Self-education cap could prevent professional development

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
The government's proposal to impose a $2,000 cap on tax deductions for self-education has raised concerns that the measure will impede professional development. The Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA) and CPA Australia are two of the ...

Macquarie Group tops global alternative investment table

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... global ranking are: Macquarie Group (1), AMP Capital Investors (61), Industry Funds Management (113), Lend Lease (148), Charter Hall (151), QIC (158), Hastings Funds Management (189), RARE Infrastructure (241), GPT Group (245) and Colonial First State ...

Parametric appoints new Australian CEO

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
Global investment manager Parametric has appointed Chris Briant as chief executive officer for its Australian business, following the departure of managing director Scott Lawrence. The Eaton Vance subsidiary, best known in Australia as a proponent of ...

CBA grows advice research team with new hire

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has expanded its Advice Research team to six with the appointment of Rohan Aggarwal as research analyst. He will work closely with the senior analysts in the team to help deliver the Advice Research team's key functions. These ...

Super charter should be enshrined in legislation: AIST

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has said that the government's proposed Charter of Superannuation Adequacy and Sustainability should be enshrined in legislation. In a submission to the discussion paper, the AIST also said ...

Charter Hall acquires Bankwest head office

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
Charter Hall has acquired Bankwest Place, the location of the bank's head office in Perth, as well as the associated Raine Square shopping centre. The properties were sold for $458 million and the sale was negotiated through CBRE and Jones Lang LaSalle. ...

Shorten maps out government super legacy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
... the upper age limit for contributions, Australia-NZ superannuation portability, MySuper and FOFA, and the Superannuation Charter. "A 30 year old on average earnings today will be $127,000 better off by the time they retire at 67. And 8.4 million Australians ...

Government to hold public forums on Super Charter

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
... Federal Minister for Superannuation Bill Shorten has encouraged interested parties to attend a public forum on the future Charter of Superannuation Adequacy and Sustainability. The Gillard government announced its intention to create the Super Charter ...

Platforms hold sway over fund access

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
... of mainstream investment, a Property Investment Research (PIR) panel discussion has concluded. Panel members including Charter Hall Direct Property's Richard Stacker and AMP Research's Brad Matthews said that platforms presented a double-edged sword ...