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ASIC takes most action against small business owners

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) took most of its criminal, civil and administrative actions against small business owners in the second half of 2013. The ASIC Enforcement Report from July to December 2013 reveals that the ...

China unlikely to achieve 10% growth again

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
... rising wages and loosing competitiveness as a consequence of that is that you have a big increase of income in household wealth," he said. "These households will be buying goods and services that the US and Australia have for sale, so we think that the ...

Asset owners must embrace change

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
Super funds, sovereign wealth funds and other institutional investors must take an adaptable approach to governance if they are to keep up with the pace of change in the investment industry, according to Towers Watson global head of Investment Content ...

Half of Australians not confident managing money

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
... segment ranked poorly, with 24% having never spent time to understand financial products. "People with higher levels of wealth or debt however also have major gaps in their understanding of managing finances and so have a need for a different type of ...

Credit to escape impending bond rout

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
... investors should avoid the worst of the impact of rising interest rates by holding bonds with higher yields, according to UBS Wealth Management global chief investment officer Alexander Friedman. With interest rates at record lows across virtually all ...

Wealth Enhancers appoints investment specialist

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
Wealth Enhancers have strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of former Business Spectator and Markets Spectator editor Kirstie Spicer. Prior to her work as an editor, she worked for Dixon Advisory as an investment advisor. Spicer said ...

$1.5 billion given away by PAFs since launch

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
... JBWere report on the sector. The PAF report, titled 'Private Ancillary Funds After 12 Years', was produced by the private wealth management firm's Philanthropic Services division. It is the first of its kind in Australia and charts the evolution of the ...

Advisers and accountants clash over SMSFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
... are important." Salmon highlighted the fact that planners can help clients when it comes to strategy, estate planning, wealth creation and retirement.

Rich get richer fastest in Australia

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
... a global scale, the statistic grabbing the headlines is that the richest 85 people in the world have the same combined wealth as the poorest 3.5 billion - around $1.8 trillion. The wealth of the 1% richest people in the world amounts to $125tn, or 65 ...

MySuper lifecycle options not for everyone: AusSuper

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
... between $500,000 and $600,000. "So when we consider whether or not people should be de-risking, we look at their entire wealth. And for someone who has a modest account balance - say $100,000 - the reality is the bulk of their retirement income will ...