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Govt supervisory levy revenue to jump 3 per cent

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2006
The government has announced the new supervisory levy rates that will apply to entities that wish to operate under APRA and ASIC jurisdiction. The rates will be similar to those that applied last year, said Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer ...

In office we trust: Macq

Listed group Macquarie Office Trust has proven that the office sector is enjoying a boom time with the trust posting a 12.6 per cent increase in total assets value following recent revaluations. "Robust demand for high quality office property is evident ...

Time for another Wallis Inquiry

A leading academic has challenged the government's four pillar policy and called for a major review of the country's financial system akin to the scale of the 1996-97 Wallis Inquiry. Professor Ian Harper, executive director of the Centre for Business ...

Staff churn at 452

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2006
Boutique manager and start-up of ex Perpetual head Peter Morgan, 452 Capital has had two analyst departures over the last month and is expecting to announce one replacement next week. The Aussie equity boutique lost both analysts, Kirsten Thompson and ...

Dow Jones launches Aussie dividend index

Index giant Dow Jones has added an Australian version to its suite of dividend-focused indices with this month's launch of the Dow Jones Australia Select Dividend 30 Index. The Select Dividend 30 Index will follow the performance of the 30 highest dividend-yielding ...

Industry funds target top end with TV campaign part 2

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2006
High net worth individuals are among the broader television audience that can expect to be targeted in round two of the controversial industry superannuation funds campaign that first aired on national television last year. The new campaign will feature ...

RSE licensing transition grinds to a close

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2006
The end of the financial year also marked the transition to the new superannuation trustee licensing system, with the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) reporting that most of the applicants were awarded a Registrable Superannuation Entity ...

Careless spending wastes $25bn

A new survey has found that Australians spend an average $25 billion per year on daily luxuries such as takeaway food and trashy magazines, with the unusual discovery that men are actually the bigger 'careless spenders' than women. Virgin Money has ...

Value of advice shines at Tupicoffs

Financial planner Neil Kendall from financial planning group Tupicoffs has successfully demonstrated the 'value of advice' after his one-off pro-bono work for a low income client saw them nearly $300,000 better off. Announced the winner of this year's ...

No free lunch with high conviction funds: WestLB Mellon

Global investment manager WestLB Mellon played host to a round table session in Sydney this week where the who's who of the financial services industry battled out the pros and cons of so-called high conviction funds. Fittingly held at swish Hemmes ...