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Co-contrib changes need advice strategy update

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2012
... matched by the Government dollar for dollar. The proposal changes this amount to 50 cents from July 1. Damian Hearn, technical services manager from IOOF, told Financial Standard that many adviser clients use the current co-contribution scheme to pay ...

ETP growth attracts IOSCO concerns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... exchange-traded notes (ETN), exchange-traded instruments (ETI), and exchange-traded vehicles (ETV). The paper, issued by the Technical Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), focuses on the quality of regulation ...

When optimism rains, it pours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... the Geelong Football Club. And why the heck would it not? Although the ECB admits that the Eurozone would experience a technical recession it would only be a mild - a very mild - one. That expected implosion of the single currency, where is it? So far ...

Take advantage of current concessional caps: OnePath

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... legislative uncertainty surrounding contribution limits for the over 50s from July 1. That's according to Andrew Lowe, head of technical sales strategy at OnePath, who said current legislation will see contribution caps drop from the current $50,000 ...

Securitor launches accountant SMSF solution

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
... accountants if the exemption is dropped, Securitor has launched the new solution promising a strong compliance program, technical and research support and access to practice development managers. The new offer is designed to allow accountants to continue ...

Fin services rallies for charity ride

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... suicide and depression in Australia, and lower the harmful impacts for foster kids leaving care. Rainmaker Group's head of technical services, James Proctor, has been involved for ten years and this year will be setting the route for the riders. Proctor ...

Beware the traps in aged care advice

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
Discussing the differences between retirement income and aged care strategies, speaker Crissy DeManuele, technical manager for Strategy Steps told of the technical traps involved in this area for advisers during the Financial Standard Technical Services ...

Cavendish MD named SPAA chair

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
... Hamilton's involvement in the self-managed super fund (SMSF) industry, product design, understanding of compliance and technical knowledge. "The continued growth of the SMSF sector and future potential changes impacting the industry mean that SMSFs will ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
... Mr Conway said. "There's been a bit of a negative lead from international markets." He said there had also been some technical selling. But he predicts the Australian market will recover later in the day. Financial stocks were lower, with the Commonwealth ...

ASIC brings criminal charges against SMSF adviser

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
... as an adviser at SMSF Consultants in Sutherland, where he worked from January 2004 to September 2007. Dangar provided technical superannuation advice to trustees of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) as well as compliance advice to other accounting ...