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FPA challenges ALP to pass "super choice" legislation before Christmas

The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) today welcomed the Labor Party's commitment to "super choice" - the right of all Australians to choose their own superannuation fund - but challenged the party to support the Government and pass ...

Macquarie Financial sells South African joint venture holding

Macquarie Financial Services Group today announced it has sold its 33.33 per cent shareholding in its South African joint venture, Innofin, to its joint venture partner, Sanlam. Macquarie's interest in Innofin was sold for R 90 million ($A18.7 million) ...

ALP launches new superannuation plan, emphasising simplicity

The Australian Labor Party's shadow treasurer Mark Latham and Shadow Minister for Retirement Incomes and Savings Senator Nick Sherry have announced ALP's superannuation policies that are aimed primarily at simplifying the country's superannuation system. ...

Labor announces launch of book on simplifying the superannuation system

The Shadow Treasurer Mark Latham and Shadow Minister for Retirement Incomes and Savings Senator Nick Sherry have announced the joint release of the first chapter of "Simple Super" on 13 November at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian stocks edge higher

The Australian share market closed slightly higher today due to a strong performance in the banking sector. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index edged 2.4 points higher to 3203.0 while the all ordinaries index dipped 0.3 of a point to 3217.4. Macquarie Equities ...

Suncorp appoints US-based asset consultant

Suncorp Investment Management (SIM) has appointed US-based asset consultancy Rocaton Investment Advisers to help handpick the world's best global funds managers for its world equities trust. Suncorp's manager, world equities, Rob Wood said as part of ...

Investors turn bearish on bonds: FSIU

Investor expectations of fixed interest returns have done a u-turn in the past month, according to the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit's (FSIU) November market expectations survey, released today. Some 54% of Australian investment professionals ...

Corporate governance practices have worsened in past year: survey

Australia's corporate governance practices have come in for further criticism, this time from two academics. And their research has also led to claims a two-tiered society of corporate governance is emerging in Australia. In a survey commissioned by ...

Businesses asked to participate in international tax treaties: Coonan

The Department of the Treasury has sought comments from the Australian business community on the status of Most Favoured Nation (MFN) obligations, on the eve of tax treaty negotiations to be held between Australia and Norway in Canberra next week. Australia ...

Australian equities may under-perform as a result of rising interest rates

The Australian equity market is likely to under-perform other markets over the coming year as a result of the fact that the Australia has been the first major economy to begin a tightening cycle. QIC senior economist Beverley Morris said there is historically ...