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Matthews Steer creates new wealth management arm

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... client accounting service to form the core of the new division. "Few firms are able to combine financial planning with technical expertise in tax, accounting and compliance for self-managed super funds, family trusts and individuals. "Many financial ...

Make super review your New Year's resolution

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
... never too early to start planning for how you'll fund your lifestyle when you retire," said Gemma Dale, head of MLC technical services. "It's estimated that singles need approximately $430,000 and couples need around $510,000 when they stop work in order ...

Charts point to bull market run in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... experienced in the 1970s," she explained. "The low of 1974 was a lot like the low we experienced in 2009." The discipline of technical analysis attempts to measure the effect of investor sentiment, which is a big driving factor in capital markets, and ...

Understand borrowing laws warns ATO

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
... that must be considered before embarking on this strategy; it's very much a case of look before you leap," said SPAA technical director Peter Burgess. He stressed though that it's not all bad, and used in the right way there can be considerable benefits ...

Adviser retraining delivers in spades: BT

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... the industry. "Waiting on legislation has been very disempowering for advisers, so we wanted to equip them with the technical skills to succeed regardless of the regulatory environment, and to recognise the opportunities that new regulation brings with ...

Male clients miffed with advisers

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... and reliability, which decreased by 6.2%. Perception of performance declined slightly by 0.07%, while perception of technical ability increased by 3.4%. Matt Walsh, head of Lifeplan, said the satisfaction levels of male clients were the main trigger ...

You did this! No, you did!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... 27.7 yesterday, closing below 30 for the first time since June. The last time the RSI slid below that level, which some technical analysts say indicates a so-called oversold situation, the S&P 500 rallied 15 percent over the next three months before ...

Sometimes, directors just need to say 'no'

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... prepared to take a stand and say "no" said Lynne Ralph, chair BT Funds management. The investment industry, like other technical fields, mystifies its products with a lot of jargon, so sometimes you just need to stand up to people who know more than ...

Market anxiety shrouds SMSF appetite for equities

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
... have largely been moved into higher risk assets because professionals recognise the true value there." Peter Burgess, technical director at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) agrees that the global financial crisis has conspired ...

With or without China we're not cactus: James

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... delegates that the collective contribution from financial and insurance; construction; and professional, scientific and technical services eclipses mining's contribution to GDP by a ratio of three to one. James also reminded delegates that despite the ...