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Nearly 50% of woman to suffer under LISC dumping

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013
... Super Australia (ISA) has ramped up its campaign to save the low income superannuation concession (LISC), saying scrapping Labor's plan will hurt almost one in two Australian women. The industry body also claimed that the repeal of the LISC and the two-year ...

Government removes self-education cap

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
The Coalition government has removed the cap on tax deductibility of self-education expenses introduced by the Labor government in July. "With the vast bulk of claims for self-education expenses coming from those earning less than $80,000, this was ...

ISA and FSC at odds over super tax changes

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has criticised the Government's intention to scrap Labor's plan to cap tax-exempt investment earnings through super, saying it will "sit uncomfortably" with low income earners. The previous administration had planned to ...

Republicans vote that advisers have no best interest duty

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
... Bloomberg reports. The bill is a reaction by Republicans to what they believe is regulatory overreach by the Department of Labor (DOL) that is expanding the role and scope of fiduciary duties that apply to official stakeholders involved in pension funds ...

Now for a taper in December

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2013

Taper trap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2013
... its September non-taper, the Fed told us that, "The Committee sees the downside risks to the outlook for the economy and labor market as having diminished, on net, since last fall, but the tightening of financial conditions observed in recent months ...

US stimulus having no direct impact

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
... sign that the Fed had lost its way. Poole predicts that the great unwind, or 'the taper caper', is still some way off with labor market figures disappointing, business fixed investment lagging behind. He added that regulatory and tax uncertainty were ...

Brumby lauds Cbus board pay disclosure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
... its board members' remuneration in its annual report, saying the fund is setting the precedent for the future. The former Labor politician, who is now chair of MTAA Super, said MTAA will follow Cbus' lead in their next annual report. "Like it, not like ...

QE infinity anybody?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
... 2013. You know the one, the day Ben Bernanke testified before Congress and was asked if the Fed is "going to tighten by Labor Day?" The one that sparked the Fed taper speculation business that was then extrapolated to a lifting in the fed funds rate ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
... stimulus measures. At 0817 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was up 31 points at 5,387. The US Labor Department report, issued belatedly due to the government shutdown, showed the country added 148,000 jobs in September ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI
The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Apostle Fund Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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