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Super concessions key to tax review

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
The financial services industry welcomed the government's decision not to touch superannuation in the 2015 Budget, but the PM's promise that "there will be no changes to super" in the future has brought the tax review into question. "There will be no ...

ASIC seeks more bans in SMSF advice crackdown

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
ASIC is seeking banning orders ranging from 7.5 years to permanent for individuals participating in providing unlicensed advice to SMSF investors. The regulator has provided submissions to the Federal Court, specifically mentioning property developer ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
The Australian stock market looks set to open higher, following strong gains on Wall Street. At 0653 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up 39 points at 5,726. The S&P 500 in the US rose to a fresh record close, led by strong ...

Aussie banks overpriced, undercapitalised: Perpetual

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
Australian financials are overpriced and undercapitalised relative to their global counterparts, Perpetual Investments global equities portfolio manager Garry Laurence said. "We feel much more comfortable investing in more attractively valued financials ...

Economist asleep over budget investment market impact

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
Impact on investment markets from the 2015 budget does not excite AMP chief economist Shane Oliver. At a recent Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia post budget event, Oliver said he could almost fall asleep because he didn't see much impact ...

Australia unprepared for FTAs

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
The Australian financial services industry is unprepared for a "bonanza" arising from free trade agreements with China, Japan and South Korea, according to Finsia research. Multiple factors including rapid market growth (between 2.5% and 7% over the ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2015
The Australian stock market is higher, boosted by energy and retail stocks. "The energy sector is certainly the stand-out early in the session on some gains in the oil prices overnight," OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said Woodside Petroleum ...

Budget projections risk being too optimistic, economists warn

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
Chief economists from major financial institutions have warned that the Government's projected revenue growth included in Budget 2015 risks being too optimistic. AMP chief economist Shane Oliver acknowledged that Treasurer Joe Hockey replaced the focus ...

No new taxes on super welcomed

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
Superannuation representative groups have backed the federal government's decision to leave new taxes on super out of the 2015 budget but say there is further consultation ahead. Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
The Australian stock market has bounced back after five consecutive days of falls, helped by gains in banking and mining shares. CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said the market is doing surprisingly well. "We have seen iron ore ...