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STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
In the latest edition of Financial Standard we put the new wave of unconstrained fixed income funds under the microscope. We also look at the 2014/15 budget means for the wealth management industry and profile netwealth head of advice Simon Micallef. ...

States urged to recycle infrastructure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
The federal government is urging state governments to privatise infrastructure assets, with the creation of a $5 billion 'asset recycling initiative'. For a period of five years, the federal government will use this pool to pay state governments 15% ...

Labor to oppose rise in pension age

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... breaking the unwritten rule against blocking supply. Shorten also condemned the government's plan - not included in the budget - to do away with the low income superannuation contribution (LISC). "Two thirds of those hurt by this change were women - ...

Budget reply speech 2014 -15: Bill Shorten

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
The Australian share market is set to fall after weak earnings from US retail giant WalMart contributed to a sharp drop on Wall Street. At 0800 AEST on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was down 29 points at 5,496. In local economic ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
The Australian share market has opened lower after US markets came off record highs. The fall in US shares had driven the Australian market lower, although the federal budget may also be hurting stocks, Lonsec equities research general manager Bill ...

Advisers turn budget into opportunity to engage

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
Tech savvy financial planners have turned fears around the 2014/15 federal budget cuts into an opportunity to highlight the value of advice and engage with their clients on social media. The government's warnings before the release of the 2014 budget  ...

Low income retirees to feel budget pain

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
Pensioners on low incomes will be significantly worse off under the changes announced in Tuesday's budget, according to Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Speaking at ASFA's post-budget briefing ...

International media question Australia's "austerity budget"

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
International media reports on the 2014/15 federal budget reflect concerns that cuts will hit consumer confidence in an economy that is doing better than most of its counterparts. "Australia's first budget under Tony Abbott was either brave or foolhardy," ...

Budget presents huge opportunity for wealth industry

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014
The two year increase in the Age Pension is likely to create a huge opportunity for the financial services industry as product and service providers devise ways to help fund people those additional years, according to Rainmaker Information director ...