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The day the earth moved

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... Like New Zealand, Japan might also now be heading into a double dip. Like New Zealand, Japan is one quarter away from a technical recession -- it's real GDP contracting by 0.32 per cent in Q4 2010. But the boost to the economy due to the rebuilding that ...

April launch for XPLAN facelift

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
... Knowles said IRESS was constantly adding new data feeds and had been listening to customers. "We're integrating with technical research providers, SMSF accounting software and applications customers are using day-to-day... to help their business run ...

MLC program attracts new planners

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
... approached by a number of individuals wanting advice on how to start out as a financial planner. "MLC already offers technical financial planning qualifications through MLC Advice Education but there was no course to help people take those first practical ...

SMSFs increase reliance on ETFs

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
... should be made aware of the costs, with non-recourse loans currently at around 8 to10 per cent. Graeme Colley, national technical manager, OnePath, said that it's important to look at how gearing strategies with ETFs affect the overall investment strategy ...

ATO shifts gears on SMSF regos

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... start with a contribution... it could lead to significant excess with the brought forward rule," said Peter Burgess, Technical Director, SPAA. There has been much debate around excess contribution, too, with some uncertainty as to what classifies as ...

SPAA to lift professional standards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
... turnout that highlights the growing importance of SMSFs in financial services. In his keynote address, SPAA's national technical director Peter Burgess said the association will look to discuss critical industry issues at the conference, including the ...

ASX marks a decade of local ETFs

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
... providers and target both institutional and Asian Pacific investors, while also providing retail financial advisers with the technical knowledge required to use ETFs in client portfolios "The ASX ETF conference will promote the features of this rapidly ...

Govt lays ground for Stronger Super

GOVT RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
... groups will allow for more detailed discussions with relevant private and public sector experts on the practical and technical design and implementation issues. The members of the Group are: Paul Costello, Chair John Berrill, Principal, Maurice Blackburn ...

Developed nations raise funds for ADB

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... and is designed to build up and improve national and regional financial systems in Asia and the Pacific. It supports technical assistance operations, components of investment projects, and stand-alone grant-financed activities in the financial sector. ...

Synchron taps online advice for growth

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
... Synchron plan to use technological advancements and its Next Gen program to support advisers and give them more than just technical skills. In October last year, Synchron held a training conference for its financial advisers held entirely on an iPad ...