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Takeover to drive $8m in savings

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013
If a takeover bid for rival The Trust Company is a success, the combined businesses will enjoy $8 million a year in savings, Equity Trustees has told shareholders. Yesterday Equity Trustees said that it would try and buy its competitor The Trust Company. ...

SMSF adviser escapes jail time with suspended sentence

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013
A former self-managed superannuation adviser was yesterday sentenced to a suspended year and a half in jail after he tricked clients into buying his own shares. Craig Dangar was yesterday sentenced in the Downing Centre District Court, to concurrent ...

ASIC slaps biggest fine ever

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013
Financial services watchdog ASIC has handed out a record fine of $500k to a man who ran a $30 million scam targeting SMSFs. David Hobbs of Nelson, New Zealand, who was described as the "mastermind" behind more than a dozen unregistered offshore managed ...

QE paradox in reverse

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013
Ouch! No, that's not the sound of the equity markets hurting from the sell-off of yesterday. It's yours and truly, kicking myself on the backside for not correctly pinpointing the catalyst to the correction that I've been warning about in recent days. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower after a global sell-off over concern about a possible end to US stimulus measures and as data showed slumping business activity across the eurozone. At 0830 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures ...

Industry groups join forces to mount super campaign

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
Industry groups have warned politicians to guarantee that no further changes will be made to superannuation. This morning both the Financial Services Council and the newly-formed SMSF Owners' Alliance gave Federal Government a March 12 deadline, the ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
The Australian market is weaker as falling commodity prices hit key resources stocks and the US Federal Reserve hints at a possible policy change. At 1022 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 30.9 points, or 0.6 per cent, at 5,067.9 ...

AMP Capital posts strong earnings

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
Higher internal management fees and improved investment markets have helped AMP's funds management arm (AMP Capital) post a strong increase in operating earnings. Wealth manager AMP released its results this morning, which show that AMP Capital's operating ...

Second UK client for IRESS

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
Software provider IRESS has secured its second major client in the United Kingdom. Wealth management company Towry has confirmed it will use IRESS's XPLAN software in its 18 offices across the United Kingdom. Towry's implementation of XPLAN is already ...

Australia better long-term bet than the US

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
Smaller developed economies look far more attractive investment propositions than traditional global investment centres such as the US, Europe and Japan, according to BlackRock's global chief investment strategist Russ Koesterich. Addressing journalists ...