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Tech provider opens first office in Sydney

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
Technology provider eFront has opened of its first Australian office as part of its strategy to service the alternative investment industry in the Asia-Pacific region. eFront is a software provider of financial solutions for managing alternative investment ...

Sherry joins calls to watch SMSF property spruikers

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
Former Australian Minister for Superannuation Nick Sherry has become the latest high profile figure to raise concerns about property "sharks" preying on Australian's superannuation savings. Speaking at the CPA's annual self-managed superannuation funds ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
The Australian share market has opened firmer after markets in the United States pushed to new highs. On Wall Street overnight, investors were buoyed by a government report pointing to lower-than-expected jobless claims. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

Wills are not enough for SMSF legacy

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
Self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) holders should plan their legacy as carefully as they do their investments, as a will may not be sufficient to ensure their money goes to the people its intended for. According to TAG Partners director Michelle ...

Reversal of fortune

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
An ill wind blew over this land girth by sea yesterday. Recall the 71,500 workers that found work in February - yes, that one...the one that's the biggest one month job gain since July 2000, the one that came in more than seven times market expectations ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
The Australian stock market looks set to open firmer after Wall Street posted fresh highs during offshore trading. At 0824 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was 11 points higher at 5,022 points, with 3,792 contracts traded. ...

Market Wrap PM

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
The Australian share market has opened higher. At 1015 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was UP 26.1 points, or 0.5 per cent, at 4,999.8, while the broader All Ordinaries index was 26.2 points, or 0.5 per cent, HIGHER at 4,994.2. On the ...

Planners must boost SMSF specialisation: SPAA

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
Financial planners must expand their skill set to offer advice on linking self managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) to other business structures SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) membership and business development director Richard ...

Bissaker sets sights on Big Four market share

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
New head of Virgin Money Australia (VMA) Brian Bissaker said the tie-up with Bank of Queensland (BOQ) would lay the ground for an assault on the Big Four bank's market share. Bissaker told Financial Standard there would be significant additional investment ...

Can't lose

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
... Wall Street unperturbed. No siree. Last night, the Dow and the S&P 500 got going from the get go without looking back. Uncle Ben has learnt his lesson enough - not only because he's renowned for being a scholar of the Great depression but also after ...