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Hockey contemplates first home buyer access to super

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... immediately." "This proposal could inflate house prices and reduce savings that would otherwise grow many times due to compound interest," Whiteley said.

Prime Super appoints independent director

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
Prime Super has appointed Lutheran Care Community's chief executive to its board of directors. Prior to her position at LCC, Jacqueline Kelly held roles at Queensland Treasury and PricewaterhouseCoopers. According to Prime Super's statement, she has ...

Advice M&A activity set to soar in 2015

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... Asset Solutions is experiencing is seller's preference to sell to non- aligned boutiques in observation of client's best interest. This preference is being shown by those practices within aligned businesses as loyalty and goodwill has diminished."

LMCI's portrait of labour market conditions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... reads normal palpitation, not fear). You know the drill -- a healthy, strong, sustainable recovery begets... an earlier interest rate lift-off. Estimated time of arrival has been brought forward to June once more - like it was when the January payrolls ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... following sharp falls on Wall Street after a strong US jobs report raising expectations the Federal Reserve will soon lift interest rates. At 0812 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was down 64 points at 5,826. The Labor Department ...

Tasplan Super chief executive to stand down

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
Tasplan Super chief executive Neil Cassidy is stepping down from the role after nearly 24 years' involvement with the Tasmanian industry fund to pursue new opportunities. Cassidy was seconded from National Mutual under a two-year agreement to set up ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... higher at $35.57, while National Bank was down seven cents to $38.03. On Tuesday, the Reserve Bank left the official interest rate at 2.25 per cent, but observers believe the RBA has a couple more cuts in mind for 2015. Meanwhile, falling crude oil prices ...

What becomes of the broken hearted?

TREVOR HARRIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... each other in respect of 100% of their superannuation interests. If the husband dies, for example, his superannuation interest will pass directly to his ex-wife as the nominated beneficiary. As for the family home, the husband's interest will pass directly ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... closing, London's benchmark FTSE 100 index climbed 0.61 per cent to 6,961.14 points, as the Bank of England decided to hold interest rates at record lows. Frankfurt's DAX 30 closed one per cent higher to 11,449.30 points, and the CAC 40 index in Paris ...

Economic growth to slow significantly: IGR

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
... million per day more than it collects and is borrowing to meet the shortfall resulting $40 million being spent per day on interest repayments. However, the report said that if the government's policies are fully implemented it projects the underlying ...