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Planners eye SMSF property

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... their service by offering advice on property, which seems to be becoming more common," he added. Peter Burgess, national technical director, SPAA, said that it was not surprising to see more SMSFs investing in property and encouraged them to get professional ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... the New York Stock Exchange. Consolidated volume came to 3.5 billion shares. LONDON - European stock markets staged a technical rebound on Wednesday after recent falls, taking their lead from firmer commodity prices, with company news also helping support ...

Midwinter takes on Coin, Xplan

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... Plummer, managing director, Midwinter. "However, in our CRM we would set the data feed up for them so they don't need that technical/IT expertise anymore as we would do all that for them." The independent developer wants to build itself up in this field ...

Budget tweak to SMSF rules

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... and a curiously helpful legislative tweak, an industry expert said today. Self-managed fund expert Tim Miller, head of technical services for Cavendish Superannuation, said a little-known anomaly in the laws governing superannuation funds had been fixed. ...

Budget 2011: CGT tax to restrict super trading

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... capital losses would now be offset against capital gains rather than any other income," said Graeme Colley, national technical manager, OnePath. The measure will be introduced to reduce speculative trading by super funds including SMSFs, encouraging ...

Budget 2011: minor investors cut short

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... as impact on wealth management, those running family trusts may be quite affected by this change," said Craig Day - Technical Services Manager, Colonial First State. Family trusts currently can income split with a minor, which means they could receive ...

Talent shortage needs attention

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... hard data on which specific areas of the financial services industry have the fewest numbers of female staff, financial technical services and executive roles are the more male-dominated areas. McFerran said that firms that don't put effort into attracting ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2011
... debt outlook downgrade some dealers saw as a needed reality check. They said the markets on Tuesday staged a strong technical rebound in early trade but then slipped back when Wall Street opened with only modest gains despite a series of strong first ...

Trio victims turn on planners

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
... advisers. "The approved product list needs to meet both the research test and the smell test," he said. Peter Burgess, technical director of the Self Managed Super Fund Professional's Association (SPAA), acknowledged court action was difficult, costly ...

Trustee fury prompts SMSF compo rethink

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
... newspaper, the Illawarra Mercury, which has mounted a "Justice For All" campaign to win them compensation. Peter Burgess, technical director of the Self Managed Super Fund Professional's Association of Australia (SPAA), said SMSF trustees should be afforded ...