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Renewable energy needs super aid

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
Emerging energy market adviser and fund manager Bakers Investment Group (BIG) has warned that the government's 2020 renewable energy target will be unachievable if investment incentives halt in the sector - especially for superannuation funds. BIG has ...

Tax reforms boost capacity, not inflationary

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
Treasurer Wayne Swan presented his tax reform Bill to parliament this week saying it will boost economic capacity and not be inflationary. "They are also a down payment on a more internationally competitive tax system that will enhance the economy's ...

New take on old fee debate

MICHAEL HOBBS, MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
... an extent. "Is an asset-based not a performance-based fee? If you're charging 1.1 per cent [of assets], isn't that an incentive to grow the portfolio? Most advisers are doing that but what you're saying is 'what if I grow your portfolio from $500,000 ...

When a lift in unemployment is good news

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2007
An economy moving to full employment has big implications for economic policy and how we should read the macro indicators. In a major speech to the NSW Economic Society this week, Dr Steven Kennedy from the Commonwealth Treasury said while the most ...

Indian infrastructure investing fuels sustainability

ALEX DUNNIN IN NEW DELHI REPORTING FROM THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2007
India is seeking US$500 billion over the next five years to help fund its national infrastructure plan, creating a big opportunity for Australian investors to get in on the ground floor. "We need this money over the next five years to fund our plan ...

India: a country within a country

ALEX DUNNIN REPORTING FROM MUMBAI AND NEW DELHI AT THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2007
... rental controls under formerly socialist governments where landlords were forbidden from raising rents and so they had no incentive to maintain their properties. Indeed India's major political ally used to be the Soviet Union which in turn lead to it ...

Rising Star calls for home loan tax relief

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2007
... questioned the proposal's objective, saying, "Is it [the objective] to give people a home & or is it to give people an incentive to save towards a house?" Thomas conceded such a scheme could save people money, though, even if supply dwindled and house ...

Consultum sets 20pc planner growth target

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
... dealing with it in a different way. We contribute to the costs of cadets joining those planning groups to give them an incentive to find people from outside the industry and bring them into the industry." However, he admitted finding appropriate numbers ...

Mortgage stress hits record levels

More than 100,000 households are at risk of defaulting on their mortgages or selling their property within the next six months following today's interest rate rise. Fujitsu Consulting has updated its Mortgage Stress-O-Meter, which monitors the ability ...

First Home Saver proposal a winner

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2007
The proposal by Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd for a "super style" savings scheme to help first home buyers save for a home has drawn strong support from the superannuation industry already champing at the bit to get involved. The proposal works by letting ...