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Industry welcomes pensioners' dividend tax policy exemption: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... income from retirement savings built over the lifetime in an SMSF to avoid relying on government support," Maroney said. This week, we ask: Should the victim of a serious crime have access to the perpetrator's superannuation?

Super Plus switches to SMSF fintech

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... and super annulation funds look outside traditional vendor relationships to cuts costs and add functionality. Earlier this week, Nationwide Super, which specialises in services for small business owners, joined a superannuation alliance. It retained ...

Pre-retirees confident about nest egg: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
... trying to do here is provoke a conversation about what superfunds, members and governments can do better," Clancy said. This week we ask will Labor's crackdown on franking credit cash refunds will severely affect retirees ?

Chief economist update: Dot tales

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... risk to the outlook". More so given recent reports that Trump would announce an increase in tariffs on Chinese imports this week and that China is already considering slapping higher tariffs on US agricultural exports. Once again, ex-Fed chief Janet ...

ANZ halts asset secured loans to retail customers

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... lending laws two dozen times between 2013 and 2015. The bank is slated to appear before the banking Royal Commission this week, after executives from NAB and CBA testified last week. Retail investors held 42% of the company's shares, as of November last ...

Climate change a real risk for investors: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... tomorrow, society will still face intensifying extreme weather events over the next several decades," the report said. This week we ask how confident you are about retiring financially secure ?

Chief economist update: Plotting the dots

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
The Fed meets this week and it's almost as good as gold that it will announce another gentle 25 basis points hike, taking the fed funds rate to 1.5%-1.75% - CME FedWatch Tool has the probability of a rate hike at 94.4% - when the US central bank concludes ...

Tariff exemption a sigh of relief: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... and the rejection of increased anti-dumping actions outside of those sanctioned by the World Trade Organisation." In this week's poll, we ask: Does climate change pose as a significant risk to your investments?

Chief economist update: The risks just got real

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
An influx of economic data and surveys are set for release this week. The central banks of Australia, Canada, the Eurozone and Japan are also scheduled to meet. Don't bother with any of them. Whatever the indicators indicate and the central banks decide ...

Most investors shun credit ratings: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
... organisation" and was limited to one page with minimal discussion of scope, methodology, analysis, observations and outcomes. This week we ask if the FSC's Principles of Internal Governance and Asset Stewardship Standard will have an important impact ...