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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2007
Some key data that the Reserve Bank of Australia will need for its decision on the next interest rate move, being retail trade activity, has just been released and it shows the January rebound of a revised 0.8 per cent which is nearly as high as its ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2007
Following the upheaval caused by the Shanghai stockmarket last week the Chinese government has downgraded its forecast growth for the coming year from 10.75 per cent to 8 per cent. For the last year the government has been cognisant of the need to ensure ...

Senate passes super changes

The Simplified Super legislation has passed through the Senate with the Federal Opposition supporting the changes. Under the legislation superannuation benefits paid from a taxed fund will be tax-free for people aged over 60 and reasonable benefit limits ...

Future Fund appoints in anticipation of kick-off

NICK OLIVER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2007
The Future Fund has appointed of a new head of operations and a new head of finance in anticipation of its looming inaugural task of investing $40 billion into the market. Gordon McKellar joins the team as head of operations, making the move from the ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2007
Following the release of the NAB Business Confidence and Conditions analysis yesterday, the Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment rose 1.7 per cent to place it 3.2 per cent above where it was a year ago. The survey revealed that expectations ...

Employers should give TFNs to super funds: Mercer

NICK OLIVER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2007
Australians could be spared a hefty tax hit on employer super contributions if disclosure rules were amended so employers could provide super funds with employee tax file numbers, according to Mercer. As part of the new superannuation rules set to come ...

AUSTRAC's power to be checked

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2006
A Senate Committee report on the government's proposed anti-money laundering legislation has responded to finance industry concerns with recommendations for a longer implementation period and curbs on the power of AUSTRAC, the body that will administer ...

ASIC shadow shop draws zero consumer complaints

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2006
The way this year's adviser shadow shop survey was played up around the media and by critics of financial advisers implied massive structural problems with the advice industry, so why then has it drawn zero consumer complaints? Responding to the fall-out ...

Fund advertising is essential: Retailers Assoc

The Australian Retailers Association, the employer group that is the principal sponsor of the public offer industry fund REST, has told the Senate Super Inquiry that post-choice super funds have no choice but to advertise. "Advertising is an essential ...

Forget industry funds, focus on advice: AFA

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2006
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has implored the advice community to forget any factional fighting with industry funds and put the value of advice squarely back into the spotlight. AFA chief executive officer, Richard Kilipin, said the financial ...