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ASIC appoints new commissioner

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
... number of senior positions. He was involved in fundraising, mergers and acquisitions, financial services, accounting and audit and policy development at the commission during this time. Price is also a member of the Council of Financial Regulators, the ...

Praemium board restructure

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
... of the financial year, having served on the board for the last four years. Most recently Bryson was chair of Praemium's audit, risk and compliance committee and was also chair of the risk committee. Praemium told the ASX that both Stammer and Bryson ...

Online historic cash reporting drives SMSF efficiency

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
Macquarie Bank has introduced online access to 10 years worth of historic cash management account statements to support the growing SMSF market. Driven by feedback from stakeholders, the historic CMA statements are secured within the bank's online portal ...

Shorten locks down accountant timeline

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten has committed to a two week deadline for legislation surrounding the role of accountants in the advice industry, in addition to reaffirming his plans to raise contribution caps. Speaking at the Self-Managed Super ...

Cavendish MD named SPAA chair

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
Andrew Hamilton will succeed Sharyn Long as chair of SPAA for a fixed two year period, in addition to his current role as managing director for SMSF administrator, Cavendish Superannuation. The Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia ...

SPAA SMSF award winners announced

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
The Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia has announced the winners of its 2011 awards series at its national conference held in Sydney. The Chairman's award for most outstanding contribution by a member to SPAA and the SMSF ...

Astarra auditor banned for three years

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
... Alpha Strategic Fund and the 2009 financial report of Astarra Strategic Fund (ASF). ASIC was concerned that Frazer, of WHK Audit & Risk Assessment, failed to ensure evidence in relation to the existence and valuation of investments or have an understanding ...

Macquarie partners with Class Super for SMSF offering

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
SMSF trustees and advisers will now have access to a new low cost investment offering of selected ASX-listed securities after a joint initiative by Macquarie Specialist Investments and Class Super. Available now, self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) ...

Australia Day honours for industry leaders

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
... welfare and educational organisations. Ryan has been a member of the Commonwealth Bank Board since 2000 and is chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Risk Committee.

SMSFs dominating super assets

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
The peak body for SMSFs has welcomed the latest Australian Tax Office statistics which show SMSF assets have grown at twice the rate of total super industry assets in the past five years to June 30 2010. According to the "Self Managed Super Funds: a ...