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SMSFs given leeway on property assets

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... could be acquired and the number of borrowing arrangements that needed to be in place," said Peter Burgess, national technical director, SPAA. "This made it very difficult for SMSF trustees and advisers to use the limited recourse borrowing arrangement ...

Sunsuper renews Mercer mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... Notable appointments to the team announced today include van Eyk's former head of technology, Andrew Liddell, as head of technical products and services, Paddy Brown who joined from UK BlackRock as senior researcher for Mercer's global real estate boutique ...

Macq appoints new COIN head

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... and the creation of platforms and adviser offerings in Macquarie Adviser Services. "Kirk Pitman has a high level of technical knowledge and a sound understanding of Macquarie clients and I am certain he will be able to take COIN to the next level and ...

iShares appoints new director

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... director, supporting the distribution of iShares exchange traded funds (ETFs). Howie will assist with the development of technical and product-specific content and management of iShares broker/dealer relationships. Joining BlackRock from Macquarie Bank ...

Not looking good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... by the day. The signs are all around us - macro-economic fundamentals are deteriorating, systemic risk is growing and technical indicators of risk assets are breaking down. I'd like to able to conjure some positive tidings out of these negatives - there ...

Advisers ignoring estate planning gold mine

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
... solicitors and accountants and that is a good opportunity to build those referrals relationships," said Alena Miles, technical specialist - estate planning, AMP Financial Services. "More often than not having a conversation about estate planning will ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
... the sale of home mortgage-backed securities. The negative sentiment has seen the Australian dollar drop through some technical support on Monday morning, Mr Sinton said. "I think it (the Australian dollar) is clearly under pressure with how things closed ...

FS Advice launched

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... a wide range of topics. Since the Journal was first launched in 2006, we've built a storehouse of industry-relevant technical papers and they come with Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points. FS Advice also introduces a magazine section, bringing ...

SMSFs exposed in related party transactions

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
Self-managed super funds can buy property from related parties but they are better off paying market rates and behaving as if at arm's length, a superannuation legal expert has said. Maria Siu, special counsel on Superannuation for Townsends Business ...

SMSFs could use email for SuperStream

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... from one fund to another. Speaking at the Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) State Technical Conference this week, Peter Burgess, SPAA technical director, said the mandated data standards for rollover and employer ...