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As many smartphones as people

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... by only a small margin. The trend explains why telecommunications industry analysts already estimate the smartphone technical infrastructure sector to be worth over $15 billion per year. Mobile internet access should not, however, be confused with how ...

EOFY: Review of super contributions essential

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2012
... should review these arrangements to ensure they won't breach the reduced cap next year," said Madeleine Said, senior technical consultant, RI Advice. "Salary increases which increases a person's SG entitlement and bonuses are just some of the unexpected ...

Trio investor secures damages from adviser

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
... self managed super fund investors potentially have other options in the advent of theft or fraud," said Peter Burgess, technical director, SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia Limited (SPAA). "What we've seen in the press is one case were an ...

MLC model shows social benefit of Budget

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
... modest increase in their after-tax salaries and compulsory employer super contributions," said Gemma Dale, MLC's head of technical services. Lower income workers and those in the upper-middle brackets stand to benefit the most from changes, with the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... hit and some investors really moving to the sidelines. "We haven't seen a big crash below 4,000 yet, so that specific technical impact hasn't made itself felt today." More selling of risk assets dominated intra-day trading and cut 0.5 per cent off the ...

Lazard faces losses on Hastie collapse

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
... suspended. The embattled firm yesterday named PPB Advisory as administrators to 44 companies in the Hastie Group, providing technical and engineering services to the building, infrastructure and resource sectors. Almost all Australian banks had an exposure ...

MAFTA provides new Asian opportunities

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
... services are in line with similar changes have taken place in a range of services such as education, telecommunications, technical and professional services. "There is a services boom happening on our doorstop in Asia, but Australian access to these ...

Fidante Partners continues expansion with new hire

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
... strategic alliances. "We welcome his deep knowledge across all asset classes Australian equities in particular; strong technical funds expertise and working relationships across the super funds industry." Six of the 11 boutiques under the Findante umbrella ...

Medcraft to chair IOSCO

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
... a streamlining of IOSCO's structure, the new Board was constituted in Beijing through a three-way merger of IOSCO's Technical Committee, Executive Committee and the Emerging Markets Committee Advisory Board. Medcraft was appointed chairman of ASIC in ...

Insurance bonds offer tax effective strategy

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
... work particularly well as a complimentary wealth accumulation strategy," said Damian Hearn, IOOF TechConnect senior technical services manager. "People don't always invest for tax reasons but they need to start making tax intelligent decisions when it ...