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Retirees face deflationary conundrum

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... doesn't mean they are necessarily any closer to achieving adequate retirements. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has released its Retirement Standard quarterly update and it shows a substantial fall in petrol prices offset an increase ...

Financial System Inquiry recommendations wrap

STAFF WRITER  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... Compliance costs and policy processes: Increase the time available for industry to implement complex regulatory change. Conduct post-implementation reviews of major regulatory changes more frequently. Impact investment: Explore ways to facilitate development ...

ASIC takes SMSF property spruikers to court

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
... licence. ASIC is also seeking orders requiring Park Trent to notify current and former clients about the proceeding and to post a notice regarding ASIC's proceeding on its website. The company has advised at least 500 members of the public to establish ...

Tax retirement earnings at flat 15%, says consultant

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
... managing partner at Tria Investment Partners. Speaking at an event hosted by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) this week, Andrew Baker said that, for SMSFs, "paying tax is optional" because the self-managed element makes the ...

Budget reply speech 2014 -15: Bill Shorten

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
... results. Leighton Holdings, Adelaide Brighton, Alumina, and AMP are among those due to announce full year results. In Australia, the market on Wednesday closed slightly higher but gave away most of its earlier gains as investors took profits late in ...

Reporting season reveals insurance black spots

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... August Suncorp Life reported a 75% fall in profits which the group attributed to increasing discount rates and National Australia Bank (NAB) has also highlighted higher claims as the reason for weakness in its insurance business. While the insurance ...

ASIC to accept submissions for 'hedge fund' definition

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
... allow time for submissions. The currently regulatory guide on hedge funds defines them as a registered managed investment scheme that is promoted as so. The document also states that the main characteristics of hedge funds are the complexity of the investment ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases building approvals for September and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) the financial aggregates for September In equities news, National Australia Bank posts full year results and Challenger ...

New hedge fund rules for post-GFC environment

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
... the financial crisis, the first obvious signs of which were the collapse of two Bear Stearns hedge funds in July 2007, Australia's Basis Capital in August 2007 and a number of BNP-sponsored hedge funds in Europe in September. Whether they were 'canaries ...