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Call for self-funded retirees inclusion

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
Sunday's carbon tax announcement has produced mixed results for pensioners with approximately 285,000 self-funded retirees to miss out on the compensation scheme for pensioners, according to the National Seniors Australia. As it stands now, pensioners ...

Carbon tax ready companies to produce profits

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
The renewable energy market is already posting gains on the share market since the carbon tax announcement with Ceramic Fuel Cells and Carnegie Wave Energy up around 15% and 20%, respectively, above Friday's closing price while Geodynamics is up 25% ...

Hidden threat may lurk on bank balance sheets

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
Real estate investors with interest only loans are the biggest threat to Australia's Big Four bank balance sheets, a senior equities analyst has said. While public attention has been captured by the Greek sovereign debt crisis and falling demand for ...

SMSFs may be banned from buying shares off-market

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
Self-managed super funds will be banned from buying or selling assets to related parties in off-market transfers if the Government adopts Stronger Super recommendations currently being considered. The proposed ban would mean that SMSFs would have to ...

Boing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
Boing! That's the sound heard all over Wall Street overnight - the sound of rebounding US eco stats, that is. The Street jumped high and pushed the S&P 500 up by 1.1% to its highest close since the 10th of May and 10 points shy of the three-year summit ...

Advisory firm directors may challenge ASIC ban

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
Two Seagrims directors are considering a legal challenge to a three-year ASIC ban imposed after clients lost money in funds associated with the Trio Capital superannuation fund fraud. ASIC said on Tuesday it was holding financial advisers to account ...

New mandate flows increasing but more cash lies in wait

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
Fund mandate appointments have increased to 582 in the year to March recovering to normal levels from the shock of the global financial crisis, latest research from Rainmaker Information shows. The latest edition of Rainmaker's Mandate Chaser has revealed ...

Licensee Select new manager

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
BT Financial Group's Licensee Select said its "unprecedented growth" has resulted in the appointment of former AMP Financial Planning senior to the role of manager, operations and service delivery. Simon Dutton will be responsible for the ongoing delivery ...

Medicare to handle compassionate super payouts

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
The government has relieved the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) of its duties to administer the early release of superannuation on compassionate grounds, handing the responsibility to Medicare. Only around $1.5 million of super savings ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
The Australian share market was expected to open slightly lower today, despite a mildly positive performance by Wall Street overnight, but after commodities were mixed. At 0715 AEST, the September share price index futures contract was down eight points ...