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Good Budget, bad Budget

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2015
"Dizzy, I'm so dizzy my head is spinning A Like a whirlpool it never ends..." A -Tommy Roe Done listening, watching and reading all about whys, hows, whens and wherefores of Budget 2015-16? I know I am, I'm so, like... over it. By the by, Financial ...

No new taxes on super welcomed

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... money people retire on, particularly those on lower incomes." Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive, Tom Garcia, said superannuation must be in the current Tax Review. Garcia also welcomed increased funding to the ATO which ...

Age pension kept at highest indexation rate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... highest available indexation rate." This is supported by Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chief executive, Tom Garcia. "The government's decision to retain the indexing of the Age Pension twice a year at the highest indexation recognises ...

Dear mom, all's good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
Happy Mother's Day! Mothers everywhere must still be bathing in the afterglow of the public (and private) displays of affection showered upon them over the one day of the year especially dedicated to mommies. Mama Mia! The sharp rebound in financial ...

Next stop: US payrolls

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
To paraphrase Karen (Carpenter), "there's a kind of hush all over the world overnight". The violent upheaval in the bond and equity markets you, I and Irene witnessed over the past few days appeared to have eased. Perhaps, this is because the selling ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower following losses on Wall Street. At 0655 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was down 50 points at 5,754. US stocks tumbled overnight on worries about higher oil prices and tensions ...

Hockey launches Serious Financial Crime Taskforce

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... Hockey added. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) welcomed the Treasurer's announcement. Chief executive Tom Garcia said that "it's important that consumer protections are underpinned by a strong investigative body that will investigate ...

May cut, may not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
Getting hot, hot, hot. Betting on whether the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would take down the official cash rate from a record low 2.25% to a lower 2.0% following its May Board meeting tomorrow heats up. Bloomberg's latest survey says... 24 out ...

A$ at 80c

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
All eyes, ears, and noses are on the Fed and how it crafts its forward guidance when its 2-day FOMC meeting concludes tomorrow. Yes, it's forward guidance for there is nothing in the stars pointing to a lift-off announcement when tomorrow comes. While ...

Bernie Ripoll to retire from federal politics

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
... contribution Australians using financial advisers have far greater protection against conflicted advice," AIST chief executive Tom Garcia said.