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SPAA warns on year-end pitfalls

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
... contribution eligibility is correctly assessed and to avoid excess contribution penalties," said Peter Burgess, national technical director, SPAA. Investors can make contributions of $150,000 a year or bring forward two years of contributions if they ...

Burned investors drink bitter cup: ASIC

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
... resolution scheme. It found investors were reluctant to commence legal action to recover their monetary loss. Peter Burgess, technical director of the Self Managed Super Fund Professional's Association (SPAA), has previously said court action can be ...

Bad news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
... higher yesterday in spite of reports that one of our biggest trading partners has done a double-D. Japan fell back into a technical recession after its economy contracted by a larger-than-expected 0.9 per cent in the March quarter - nearly twice the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
... relative basis," said Jon Ogg at 24/7WallStreet.com. LONDON - European stock markets closed higher on Thursday, extending a technical rebound after a strong debut by Swiss commodities giant Glencore. Dealers said Glencore's float boosted confidence in ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
The Australian dollar was higher at noon, as news that Japan had fallen into a technical recession failed to spook currency traders. At 1200 AEST, the Australian dollar was trading at 106.51 US cents, up from 106.24 cents on Wednesday. Since 0700 AEST ...

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 ...