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Super changes ease political and financial uncertainty

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... that, far from encouraging people to boost their own retirement funding, some may see the tax changes as a disincentive to save. "There will be people sitting in $10 million homes in Vaucluse, paying no capital gains tax and who won't be doing the responsible ...

Super election infighting intensifies

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
... are taking notice of the rumoured changes to superannuation, and this is eroding their confidence in the system as a way to save for their retirement," said Sunsuper customer experience and insights general manager Teifi Whatley. "It's important that ...

Frightened eurozone savers to buy Aussie dollars

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
The harsh treatment of Cyprus in the latest chapter of the eurozone crisis has set a dangerous precedent, according to Clime Asset Management's John Abernathy. Despite bureaucrats insistence that the 'haircut', which could see wealthy depositors losing ...

Admin costs rise four-fold off-platform: research

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... that in his experience going off-platform did not always equal higher staffing and administration costs and the ability to save on platform fees for specific clients a very real incentive. "Administration costs used to be an issue, but now with [software] ...

No Grexit, no Cyprexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
... blink 'ey? So what happens if Cyprus doesn't? Perhaps they'll ease the terms some more, ask for a new vote, Russia would save the day to save its citizens' savings, or heavens forbid...Cyprexit. All you have to do is go back to those horror Grexit stories ...

So stupid it could actually make money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
"The time is right, your perfume fills my head, the stars get red and, oh, the night's so blue And then I go and spoil it all by announcing saying something stupid like "we'll tax you I love you"." My apologies for messing up your immortal classic Frank ...

Ripples from a pebble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
Is this the tiny pebble that trips the bull? I planned to discuss how being in cash is an even riskier proposition at this precise moment in time because of its negative inflation-adjusted returns and using as lead "The Daily Telegraph's" story about ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... adding 56 cents to $62.48. Among the major banks, National Australia Bank fell 35 cents to $31.19. NAB has unveiled plans to save about $800 million a year by simplifying its operations. ANZ lost 11 cents at $28.94, Commonwealth Bank retreated six cents ...

CORRECTION: Unfair 2-and-20 fees cast shadow over future of VCs

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
... possible consequences for Limited Partners of investing directly without General Partners as intermediaries. "Whatever you save in fees, if you're out there investing directly into deals and you do a bad deal, that's going to cost you more in performance ...

ICI chief blasts US transaction tax legislation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
US Investment Company Institute (ICI) chief executive, Paul Schott Stevens, has blasted proposals for a transactions tax saying it's bad policy that will cost investors dearly. "A financial transaction tax is bad policy that substantially reduces the ...