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Perth toll road an opportunity for super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
Superannuation funds may have the opportunity to buy in to a $1.6 billion road project in Perth after the Western Australian transport minister announced plans to sell the income stream from tolls on heavy vehicles. Transport minister Dean Nalder told ...

Perpetual, TAL advisers join independent firm

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
A non-aligned Sydney advice firm has hired two financial advisers who were previously at Perpetual Private and TAL. Manly Financial Services (MFS) is aiming to maintain the current client growth of 30%, following the purchase of Augeo Wealth Management ...

The "old economy" that is Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
It could be because we've been beating down on ourselves too much, too often and for so long that others think they come and have a go at us, Australians all, too. I was literally ROFL-ing when I read this piece from the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) ...

Advice firm pays penalty for misleading claims

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
Sydney advice boutique Omniwealth Services has paid a $10,200 penalty for making misleading advertising claims on its website. On a page explaining the advantages of investing in property via a self-managed super fund (SMSF), Omniwealth compared the ...

Retiring 'comfortably may require 3 income building blocks: Legg Mason

PROMOTED BY LEGG MASON  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
Advisers may have to recalibrate 'safe' retirement income portfolios in a world of low interest rates - and that may mean blending equity, real and fixed income. That's because when you consider the five-year rate on a typical annuity or term deposit ...

SMSF admin reacts to criticism: don't like it, don't use it!

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
A provider of self-managed super fund (SMSF) administration services has reacted to allegations that platform providers are charging high commissions: "If you don't like it, don't use it!" Xpress Super and SuperGuardian chief executive Olivia Long said ...

Companies failing to meet ATO benchmark

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
This week the ATO launched a tax control and governance framework and companies will be expected to comply or explain why they are not doing so. KPMG has carried out continuous self-assessment surveys, both at Australian and international level on companies' ...

Gold's no longer gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
Well they tried, and they tried, and they tried, but it seems that there's just no bringing back gold's shine. Gold was hit for six - that is, prices dropped for a sixth consecutive day overnight - down to a low of US$1,088.05 per ounce (the lowest ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher after gains on US and European markets after Greece made massive loan repayments to creditors and reopened its banks. At 0814 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was up 10 ...

Big four prepared for APRA capital adequacy changes

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
Australia's big four banks have commented on APRA's announcement that it would increase capital adequacy requirements for residential mortgage exposures. APRA's change means that the risk weight on residential mortgage exposures for Australian deposit-taking ...