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Recovering house prices to sustain wealth affect

... moving upwards, confirming sentiment that the so-called property slowdown may be nearing an end. With real estate prices a major driver in consumer wealth sentiment, the upbeat view of the housing market is likely to see retail spending hold up which ...

Navigator expands menu

Navigator has added eight investment options to its personal platforms, the Personal Investment Plan and the Personal Retirement Plan. The funds are the Aberdeen Asian Opportunities Fund, Australian Unity Wholesale High Yield Mortgage Trust, Challenger ...

S&P downgrades CDOs after automotive default

... who last month defaulted on loans. S&P managing director and team leader for structured finance, Vera Chaplin, said the major trend in CDOs flowing on from 2005 is the downgrades and defaults of the automotive and transport sector. "Both Ford and GM ...

Industry backs tax cut recommendation

... Financial Services Association (IFSA) CEO, Richard Gilbert, has also put his weight behind the recommendations, calling them a "major step" in prompting more local infrastructure projects. "If we lower the cost of capital that will be a major step, because ...

Advice is cheap compared to tax return fees

... returns. Reinforcing this, Michael D'Ascenzo, commissioner of taxation, told the Australasian Tax Teachers' Association in a major speech in January that 1.3 million Australians now either lodge their tax returns directly or through the e-tax internet ...

Weekly economic round-up

... Financial markets expect a 1.3 per cent gain in the month following a 1.9 per cent fall in January. However, this week's major market event is the US Federal Reserve's two day FOMC meeting - chairman Bernanke's first - where it is expected to lift the ...

Daily economic update

... in the Mortgage Bankers Association application index - reported earlier this week. If the US housing sector - one of the major drivers of growth - does not slow, expect the US Federal Reserve to continue raising interest rates. The US Federal Open Market ...

Ord Minnett launches focused international equities product

... key point of difference of Global Pinnacles to international equities funds is that it hones in on the performance of four major indices: the Europe Eurostoxx 50, the UK's FTSE 100, the Japan's Nikkei 225 and Korea's S&P 500. He explained, "This isn't ...

SMSFs must diversify or miss out: Bourse Data

... anecdotal evidence and general statistics reinforce Weston's view that SMSFs place too much emphasis on cash and property, other major statistics suggest that it may just be a matter of time. Australians boast the largest proportion of population with ...

STA/ARF mega fund to expand menu and beef up insurance

... chief executive Mark Delaney who will be the chief investment officer of the new merged fund. He added, "We don't anticipate major changes at all. We will go through an opportunity review with our service providers. We've got the same administrator [Superpartners] ...

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ASIC cancels AFSL of Australian Fiduciaries

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of Queensland-based Australian Fiduciaries, which is currently in liquidation.

Treasury expects regulators to do the heavy lifting

MATTHEW WAI

Treasury has released new Statements of Expectations for APRA and ASIC, with an emphasis on how the regulators should promote a more sustainable and secured financial ecosystem.

NGS Super names head of strategy

MATTHEW WAI

NGS Super has appointed a former ASFA committe member as head of strategy, as the fund aims to strengthen its retirement offering.

SS&C axes jobs, shifts roles offshore

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

US software services giant SS&C Technologies has slashed 170 Australian roles in the operations, technology and delivery teams.

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