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Tax retirement earnings at flat 15%, says consultant

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
... credits system would be "even more controversial" than a 15% flat tax on post-retirement investment earnings. A middle ground would be to allow franking credits to cancel out taxes owed, but not pay rebates. Baker also criticised rules that allow SMSFs ...

UniSuper buys big into Westfield despite restructure war

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014
UniSuper has become one of the major holders of Westfield's new listed company Scentre, despite its high profile opposition to the restructure last month. The $40 billion fund's chief investment officer John Pearce, who very publicly opposed the restructure ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
... Wednesday following its stellar production report, BHP fell 28 cents to $38.70 in early trade. Other resource stocks also lost ground as Rio Tinto dipped 15 cents to $64.38 while Fortescue lost 7.5 cents to $4.545. Gold miner Newcrest dropped 48 cents ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
... Wednesday following its stellar production report, BHP fell 28 cents to $38.70 in early trade. Other resource stocks also lost ground as Rio Tinto dipped 15 cents to $64.38 while Fortescue lost 7.5 cents to $4.545. Gold miner Newcrest dropped 48 cents ...

ASIC puts hold Custom Wealth's AFSL

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
Brisbane-based Custom Wealth Solutions has also lost its Australian financial services (AFS) licence for three months. ASIC suspended the group's licence after it entered into receivership on June 11, 2014. The regulator has also permanently banned ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
... international probe into the disaster. Meanwhile, the death toll continued to rise in Gaza, where Israel has undertaken a ground assault against Hamas. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets have fallen for a third day, weighed down by concerns the US ...

Down one day, dip buying the next

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
... before dropping big time on the 17th - the day civilian aircraft Malaysian MH17 was shot down over Ukraine and Israel sent ground troops and tanks into Gaza. The S&P 500 closed 1.2% down. The international community was still coming to terms with this ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... normal to see this sort of reaction.... gold stocks going higher, mining stocks pulling back and most other sectors lose ground in this sort of environment." Gold miners Newcrest, Northern Star and Kingsrose Mining all recorded strong gains, with Kingsrose ...

Life's a bargain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... prompts NATO to sanction a military intervention in the Ukraine. But Israel waits not for NATO. It has reportedly sent ground troops and tanks into Gaza. It didn't faze financial markets over the past few days when Netanyahu was bombing Palestine- Hamas ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... index lost 0.53 per cent to close at 6,710.45 points while Frankfurt's DAX 30 dipped 0.65 per cent to 9,719.41. Shares lost ground after Fed Chair Janet Yellen told Congress the improving US labour market meant the central bank could raise rates earlier ...