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Start structured giving with just $20,000

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013

Australia's whistleblowing regime far from best-practice

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013
... agency responsible for whistleblowing is generally regarded as poor," he said. Brown highlighted the fact that ASIC has recommended including whistleblowing protection role in its own submission to the inquiry. "This is a welcome first step, since if ...

ASIC urges transparency on fund manager surveys

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013

The Trust Company shareholders approve Perpetual offer

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
... buy the totality of The Trust Company shares. Shortly after that, Perpetual issued a proposal that was unanimously recommended by the company board. IOOF jumped into the race later in the year and ended up acquiring the Equity Trustees shares that The ...

Adviser forced to pay back $684,000

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
... $684,000 to five clients after he was convicted for providing inappropriate advice. Kevin Maxwell George Whitting recommended his clients to invest the money in the Blue Diamond Deposits Trust No. 1 (BDT), a managed investment scheme, collapsed in 2010. ...

Ripoll rips into Abbott government's 'amateurism'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2013
... supporter of SuperStream, of which SuperTICK is one element, and we are committed to prioritising the Cooper Review-recommended efficiency reforms. The $48 million came from industry estimates as clearly stated in the press release."

EQT defends sending pre-filled proxy forms

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
... TRU shareholders will vote on the Perpetual proposal to acquire the company on November 28 and the board has already recommended shareholders to vote in favour. "The Trust Company shareholders should cast their votes using the proxy forms provided by ...

Bad estate planning advice is getting clients in trouble

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
... their role description have to bring up estate planning with their clients, but it's not just tick-a-box." Stoddart recommended advisers to build a good referral base with at least two or three lawyers they can send their clients to when they identify ...

Standard Life Inv GARS fund recommended by Lonsec

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
Standard Life Investment's Global Absolute Return Strategies Trust (GARS) has been given a 'Recommended' rating by Lonsec. The multi-asset fund aims to deliver a positive absolute return over the medium to long-term in all market conditions. It invests ...

SG Hiscock fund added to BT Wrap platform

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013