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Are we there now?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
Yo momma! We're there now. The US Bureau of Labor Statictics' (BLS) latest update on America's employment situation - the momma of all eco stats - indicates that the economy is no longer mending, but that... it has mended. I refer not only to the much ...

Murray calls for end to LRBAs

ALICE URIBE  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
The Murray Inquiry has recommended that government reinstate the prohibition on direct borrowing for limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBAs) by superannuation funds. It said that the government should restore the general prohibition on direct ...

Rename general advice, disclose ownership: FSI

LAURA MILLAN  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
The name 'general advice' is misleading consumers and should be replaced with a term that helps reduce misinterpretation, the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) recommended. "The use of the word 'advice' may cause consumers to believe the information is ...

Murray's FSI: consumers win round one

ALEX DUNNIN  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
Everything is political and especially so with the super-charged high stakes poker game on display in the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) where the battle lines were quickly drawn between financial product providers versus consumers. And after listening ...

Financial System Inquiry recommendations wrap

STAFF WRITER  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
The Financial System Inquiry (FSI) has made 44 recommendation to increase efficiency, resilience and fair treatment of the financial system. Read below the relevant recommendations for the superannuation, wealth management and funds management industries. ...

Infra committee recommends ISA's inverted bid model

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
Industry Super Australia's inverted bid model for infrastructure project development has moved a step closer to becoming a reality, receiving the endorsement of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Infrastructure and Communications. The ...

Investec property fund adds more real estate

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
Investec Australia Property Fund (IAPF) has acquired two new industrial properties in Newcastle and the western Sydney suburb of Wetherill Park, for a joint purchase price of $26.9 million. The two newly acquired properties are underpinned by long-term ...

ECB came bearing no pre-Xmas cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
"Maybe this year, maybe next year, maybe never I'm confessing That I'm guessing all the time." Edna Savage's immortal 1959 classic "Maybe This Year" provides an apt background song heading into last night's European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street fluctuated, not moving far from its previous records after the ECB stopped short of announcing new stimulus measures. At 0848 AEST on Friday, the December share price index futures contract ...

Premium Investor Visa too short-term

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
Legal firm Hall & Wilcox has criticised the government's proposed Premium Investor Visa (PIV) saying it will be difficult for fund managers to implement. Harry New, a partner at the firm, believes the faster 12-month period for the PIV could create ...