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Tax reform cannot be deferred any longer: AVCAL

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... of our economy into the future," El-Ansary said. Other policy issues AVCAL wants addressed include moving to quarterly research and development (R&D) tax refunds for eligible small businesses; continuing to improve proposed new employee share scheme ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... cent and American Airlines jumped 4.3 per cent. Drugmaker Bristol Myers-Squibb gained 2.9 per cent following clinical research showing two of its drugs are more potent against melanoma in tandem, although the research also showed the combination increases ...

Risk inflows up despite tightening margins

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
Total risk market inflows are up 9.5% to $14.5 billion in the year to March 2015. Research by actuarial firm Plan for Life shows that individual risk lump sum premium inflows accounted for the majority of the total, with $6.4 billion coming in during ...

Independence on super boards should be skills based

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
... boards. Mercer's report "questions whether independence alone is sufficient for good decision making." The company's research says there is a global trend towards prescription of minimum qualifications for directors. This is based around an analysis ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
... persistent concerns regarding Greece's economic stability and future weighed on market sentiment." said Myrto Sokou, senior research analyst at Sucden Financial Research. The European single currency meanwhile firmed to $US1.0971 from $US1.0947 late ...

Super mums must focus on retirement savings

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
... Super Mum Index. The Retail Employees Superannuation Trust (REST) has a large portion of female members and its latest research suggests about 40% of Australian mothers are at risk of financially burdening their children later in life by saving inadequately ...

Executive appointment round-up

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
... and utilities, global investment banking, Australia and New Zealand. PIMCO appoints former Lonsec CEO - Former Lonsec Research chief executive David Erdonmez has moved to PIMCO Australia to head the business's new investment due diligence group. BlackRock ...

FoFA among top 20 global regulatory nightmares

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... However, the UK's equivalent piece of legislation, the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) was not part of the list. The research also found that compliance officers are experiencing "regulatory fatigue and overload in the face of snowballing regulations." ...

PIMCO appoints former Lonsec CEO

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
Heading PIMCO Australia's new investment due diligence group will be former Lonsec Research chief executive, David Erdonmez. Erdonmez will be entering the role of senior vice president and account manager at PIMCO, beginning in June. He will report ...

BlackRock hires mark entry to fundamental equities

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... experience in funds management and stockbroking, holding numerous senior roles including fund manager and head of European research at M&G Investments in London, and equity analyst at Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken in London and Salomon Brothers in Sydney. ...