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Big tax reforms on way for super: Tsr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
... re-crafting the tax concession mix allows the government to focus on making superannuation fairer, which puts other issues on the table such as adequacy, contribution levels and pensions.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2009
... Smith said investors were retreating from the equity market to lock in recent gains. "You're seeing money taken off the table and you're seeing buyers just pulling back their bids and taking stock at lower prices," Mr Smith said. "A lot of stock have ...

Undue credit (ratings)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2009
When is a triple A rating not AAA? When the credit rating agencies say it is - in our case, Moody's. But first, a very big yawn with a matching upward stretch of both arms! I am talking about the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, of course. ...

The waiting game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2009
... every other financial market around the globe - for playing the waiting game this week. Not when talks of exits are on the table. Timing is everything. While exit strategy talks are a vote of confidence over the outlook for global growth, they also cause ...

SRI super option blitzes market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
AustralianSuper's Australian Sustainable Shares option has posted a net return of more than 26 per cent over the six months to June, more than double the fund's Australian shares option. The super fund's six-month investment summary, which is stated ...

How to survive the next market outlier

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2009
... of the Australian market this year as investors repriced assets from being "near Armageddon" to taking Armageddon off the table. Stage two, which could happen in the next few years, is when the local stockmarket reverts back to its long term trend: a ...

Boost allocation to top active managers: report

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
... argument for active management now than there has been for many years," said Jackson. "Before taking active risk off the table, as we are seeing now, investors should think twice. Instead, they should boost allocation to skilled active managers." This ...

Fudge this

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2009
They're not the kind of words you'd normally see in an internal email, let alone a listed company's announcement to shareholders - a New Zealand company is under fire to explain why the words "fudge this" appeared in its corporate accounts. Market regulators ...

Caveat to APRA data: ASFA

ASFA MEDIA STATEMENT  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
Super fund returns data released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority yesterday are of "very limited assistance" to consumers, said industry body ASFA. ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said that the performance numbers cited by APRA are ...

ISN to APRA: get on with it

APRA should get on with publishing its 'whole of fund' returns league tables, said the Industry Super Network (ISN). The league tables are needed because there is insufficient independent information available for consumers to help them choose super ...