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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 ...

SMSFs can use tax rule to save thousands conference told

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... rather than decrease death benefits, the Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) State Technical Conference was told. SPAA has voiced its concern over draft ruling TR 2011/D3 that enables the taxing of income earned by ...

Regnan announces new manager director

LOREN RUGEBREGT  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
Environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) specialist Regnan has promoted former deputy managing director Amanda Wilson as the new managing director of the company. Regnan produces investment-ready ESG data on S&P/ASX200 companies, designed ...

JP Morgan appoints new head, casts eyes to Japan

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
JP Morgan Treasury & Security Services has promoted internally to source its new head of financial and market products for Australia, New Zealand and Japan. Stewart Cowan has had his previous role of leading the securities lending operation expanded ...

Snowball launches advice centre of excellence

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... as executive manager, Advisers Solutions; Patrick Bennett, Shadforth's head of research; and Frank Camileri, national technical manager from advice strategies support. Manion told Financial Standard this initiative would provide advice that is relevant ...

Aust fund managers passport to Japan

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
... Commission (ASIC) preparing a detailed options paper to be discussed at an upcoming APEC summit which outline a range of technical details around the passport. "There is a move to conduct a pilot program, which will be decided in November by APEC, that ...