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Simon Crean hails ALP as the 'Party of the Superannuants' at talk today

The Australian Labor Party (ALP) leader Simon Crean emphasised the importance of superannuation to his party's core value system during the unveiling of the second leg of the ALP's retirement incomes policy labelled 'Superannuation: A Safer System' ...

Gold Coast company director committed for trial: ASIC

Former Gold Coast businessman Lakhmi Gulabrai Daswani - also known as Lux Daswani - was today committed to stand trial in the District Court on charges brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Mr Daswani was committed ...

Deakin and AustChoice announce intentions to merge

Deakin Financial Services Group Ltd and AustChoice Financial Services Ltd have announced plans to merge into one financial planning company, pending shareholder approval at both companies' AGMs in December. Deakin announced plans to make an off-market ...

AAA/A1-plus rating for ACT affirmed: S&P

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2003
Standard & Poor's ratings services said today it has affirmed the AAA/A1-plus local and foreign currency ratings on the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). The outlook remains stable. The AAA and A1-plus ratings are the highest ratings assigned by Standard ...

Perpetual heads Australian equity rankings in September quarter: FSIU

Value managers continued to dominate risk-adjusted equity fund performance in the September quarter, according to a new survey released today. Of 167 Australian and international equity funds surveyed by the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit (FSIU) ...

Consumers find ASIC fee model confusing: ASFA

Consumers can't understand the superannuation fee disclosure model proposed by the Australian Superannuation and Investments Commission (ASIC), according to research commissioned by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Research ...

Westfield chairman intends to remain in top spot

Westfield Holdings Ltd executive chairman Frank Lowy said he had no intention of standing down from the top job and that he still had all of his "marbles". The comments came after the 73-year-old defended his hefty $13.39 million salary package at the ...

FPA challenges ALP to pass "super choice" legislation before Christmas

The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) today welcomed the Labor Party's commitment to "super choice" - the right of all Australians to choose their own superannuation fund - but challenged the party to support the Government and pass ...

ASIC conducts searches in Sydney for Alpine Investigation

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2003
The corporate regulator raided high profile stockbroker Rene Rivkin's home, offices and boat today as part of its investigation into the ownership of Offset Alpine Printing. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) confirmed it executed ...

Business lending may not match home loan slump: KPMG

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2003
Banks could struggle to make up for a slowdown in mortgage growth by increasing loans to businesses, according to financial services group KPMG. Australia's big banks have pinned their hopes on an upswing in business lending to counter a slowdown in ...