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Sequoia announces acquisition

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
ASX-listed Sequoia Financial Group announced it will acquire Melbourne-based financial planning and accounting services firm InterPrac. Interprac "will add immediate scale, in particular to the SMSF Administration, Wealth Advisory and Investment Solutions ...

Wealth firm lists on ASX with $7.3m IPO

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
A wealth management and chartered accountancy firm is about to list on the ASX following an initial public offering of 7.3 million shares at $1 per share. Kelly+Partners (ASX: KPG) was established in 2006, currently operates 12 offices in Sydney and ...

Software provider upgrades ahead of super deadline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
Accounting document software provider MyWorkpapers has released a raft of features ahead of the introduction of new superannuation regulation on 1 July. The cloud-based platform enhanced its SMSF 5.0 feature to meet the incoming legislative requirements ...

Vale John O'Connell

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
John O'Connell, founder and chief investment officer of the Macquarie Group-owned robo-advice venture Owners Advisory, has passed away at the age of 53. O'Connell had a long and distinguished career at Macquarie, starting as a senior analyst in the ...

Saxo Capital Markets expands solutions

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
Trading and investing platform Saxo Capital Markets partnered with digital stockbroker OpenMarkets to allow easier investor trades in global securities. The firms' clients can now access the major US, UK, European and Asian markets by trading via a ...

Collaboration call for SMSF auditing

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
SMSF auditor Evolv launched its latest software platform this week and the new product is aiming to encourage industry collaboration. Auditors across the self-managed superannuation industry now have the opportunity to licence the Evolv White platform. ...

Pohl retires from LIC board

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
Industry veteran Dr Manny Pohl is stepping down from the board of small-to-mid cap listed investment company Barrack St Investments effective 30 June 2017. Dr Pohl's boutique Australian equity house, ECP Asset management, founded the LIC in 2014 to ...

Weaker returns for SMSFs: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
Self-managed super funds delivered lower returns compared to MySuper products in the 12 months to April, according to Rainmaker's SuperGuard 360 SMSF performance index. The SG360 SMSF reference index generated a return of 10.3%, slightly underperforming ...

DomaCom chasing Federal Court exemption

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
DomaCom is supporting a Federal Court action appealing for its sub-funds to not be considered in-house assets or related trusts under the SIS (Superannuation Industry Supervision) Act. If successful, SMSF investors with the ASX-listed fractional investment ...

Hassle-free housing investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
Advisers can help keep the Australian dream of owning a property alive in the midst of the affordability crisis with the option of fractional ownership in residential housing. Actively seeking relationships with financial advisers, BRICKX chief executive ...