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Senate passes changes to super payments reporting

The Senate has passed the Tax Laws Amendment (Superannuation Reporting) Bill allowing employers, from 1 January 2005, to forgo quarterly reporting of superannuation entitlements to employees with little resistance in the upper house of Parliament from ...

APRA to become more aggressive and sceptical

As APRA disqualifies another director in relation to the HIH fiasco, its chairman Dr John Laker said the chances of another HIH occurring would significantly be reduced under a more stringent prudential environment. "APRA as become more sceptical, more ...

Meteoritic rise for Plum and NGS

Both Plum and Non Government Schools Super fund (NGS) have enjoyed a meteoritic rise in funds under management with Plum's employer division reaching the $4 billion mark and NGS Super reaching $1 billion. NGS Super increased $942.73 million in September ...

AMP Capital needs to stand the test of time

Morningstar Research has given AMP Capital Investors Equity Fund-Class A an investment grade rating as part of the research house's Australian share sector strategy review. The fund has been outperformed by its benchmark for the last five years mainly ...

September quarter sees 2.1 per cent growth in unitised wholesale funds

Plan for Life Actuaries and Researchers have revealed a 2.1 per cent rise in all unitised wholesale funds in their analysis of the 2004 September quarter. The result brings the level of funds under management in wholesale funds to $205.6 billion representing ...

Battlers support super contributions

Figures released by the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Revenue the Hon Mal Brouch show that over 17 per cent of low and middle income earners will receive a government co-contribution to their superannuation. "We expect next year's take-up to ...

A focused and fitter FPA for 2005

The FPA's annual general meeting signalled a new 'focused and fitter' association with a continued emphasis on financial literacy and the importance of financial planners. Buoyed by the recent CPA survey, which reported increasing confidence in financial ...

All signs point to an economic deceleration

New economic data for the month of October 2004 has been released revealing a reduction 0.7 per cent in the value of retail trade and a 2.4 per cent drop in building approvals. On an industry groups basis the fall in retail trade was driven mainly by ...

Compulsory super contributions not enough to maintain standard of living

A report produced on behalf of CPA Australia has revealed reliance on compulsory employer superannuation contributions to fund retirement will lead to a reduction in living standards of up to 69 per cent. The report called 'Superannuation: the Right ...

Zurich enhances its blend

Barclay Global Investors Fission International Equity Fund has been added to the Zurich Blended Series International Share Fund to offer a component of index management to the blend. The inclusion of Barclay Global Investors comes after consultation ...