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AMP SMSF appoints Burgess as new policy head

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013
AMP SMSF has appointed Peter Burgess to the new role of head of policy and technical. Burgess will be responsible for interpreting SMSF legislation to help with the development of SMSF advice as well as technical support for AMP's aligned planner network. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013
... jumped 1.91 per cent to 7943.87 points and in Paris the CAC 40 climbed 1.98 per cent to 3,805.37 points. "The rise is technical, done on very low volumes" after "two rather difficult last weeks of March," trader Xavier de Villepion at Global Equities ...

EM debt funds burst bond bubble fears

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
Despite fears of a global bond bubble, investors have poured into emerging market debt at record rates. Last year was the most successful on record for the asset class with inflows reaching more than $94 billion and average returns were in excess of ...

SPAA raises alarm on draft SMSF rules

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
... that found the related party rules for SMSFs are open to abuse. But SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) technical director, Peter Burgess, said, "The decision for the legislation to change the requirement from 'must not intentionally ...

ClearView appoints heads of direct and advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013
... telemarketing and strategic partners. Before that, he was the chief operating officer of InsuranceLine. "He brings much technical expertise, team work and leadership capability to make ClearView's Direct business a success," ClearView managing director ...

Water scarcity a factor for resource fund managers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... vulnerable. This is because they are likely to have the greatest exposure to event risks, but have more limited financial and technical resources at their disposal to handle them.

SMSFs warned over incapacity planning

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
Often the risks of a self-managed super fund director becoming incapacitated are ignored, a leading lawyer has warned. Speaking last week at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) national conference, Bryce Figot, director, DBA Lawyers ...

Industry urged to understand changes to transfer rules

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... yesterday at the opening session of the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) national conference, SPAA technical director Peter Burgess reminded delegates that this year it would become harder for clients (with SMSFs) to transfer listed ...

Broken 'contribs law' needs fixing: SPAA

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... expert said yesterday. Speaking at SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia's ( SPAA) conference in Melbourne, SPAA technical director Peter Burgess said the system needs to be reformed. He cites recent cases where people in self managed super funds ...

Macquarie launches SMSF Toolkit for advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... regulations. It's understood that through this tool, advisers will be able to track superannuation and tax matters through technical materials. The new service provides a good practice section to help advisers engage future SMSF clients and a series ...