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Toot those Vuvuzelas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2010

Investors review global fixed income

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2010
... top of mind among investors as Europe's sovereign debt woes plague international and passive bonds exposure. "There's a debate on whether some of these passive mandates should have an active element to them," she said. "Beyond the immediate issues, there ...

Future Fund chair attacks RSPT

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
... chairman he is now a public sector officer who reports to Parliament. This is the second time Murray has entered political debate attacking an ALP policy. In 2007, he warned the then opposition Labor Party that its plan to use the Future Fund to help ...

AFA airs planner worries on fin reforms

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
... law, Chris Bowen and the shadow minister, Luke Hartsuyker. Klipin said the association is encouraged by the bipartisan debate on the future of the financial planning industry. "There is a genuine understanding, from both sides of the political fence ...

MIT tax regime modernised and simplified

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
... investors will no longer be double-taxed on their managed fund investments. They will also spell the end to the never-ending debate about "unders" or "overs" in funds invested. In addition, the archaic and open-to-interpretation approach of defining ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2010
... 21,865.26. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand share market ended slightly lower on Friday with Telecom's price closing unchanged as a debate raged about its future prospects in an uncertain regulatory environment. Investors continued to smile on Restaurant ...

Infocus plans further expansion

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2010
... "professional fees" as the remuneration structure across its planning practices, effective 1 July. "It is Infocus' belief that the debate around 'fee for service' is not so much about 'what' we get paid or even 'how' we get paid. "In a world of transparent ...

Risk commission debate heats up

RUTH LIEW AND ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
The FPA's stance that commissions on risk products should remain has revived the debate on insurance fees and prompted two other industry bodies to have their say. The Financial Planning Association yesterday called for commission payments for risk ...

IFSA calls for super in parental leave

IFSA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
... have a family. "IFSA calls on the Parliament to recognise it is no longer good enough to put up with the status quo. This debate is a critical opportunity to make sure that we get it right and ensure women are not penalised in their retirement," he said. ...

La de da de da

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
"The beat goes on...la de da de da." (Cher) The beat of mixed data that is, but Wall Street is seeing the silver lining in the dark clouds this time. First stop and the most important for the US economy - the consumer. Their personal income rose by ...