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OneVue partners with Super Concepts

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
OneVue has teamed up with self managed super fund (SMSF) specialist, Super Concepts to provide an integrated SMSF administration service that allows advisers to easily meet compliance requirements and invest in a range of different assets. Brett Marsh ...

SimCorp upgrades risk mgmt tech

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... can now calculate prices and key ratios for credit derivatives based on FINCAD models. The software's client reporting and audit trails have been automated and the top level reconciliation functionality has been improved to ensure the investment strategy ...

SMSFs beat the market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
The average self managed super fund (SMSF) posted a gross loss of more than 11 per cent in the twelve months to June last year, beating the S&P/ASX 100 over the same period, according to new research. Using Praemium data which contained around 4,500 ...

SPAA awards industry's best

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
The Self Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) recognised the best and brightest professionals in the sector with Jenny Power and Joanne Heighway winning the Chairman's Award and CEO Scholarship respectively. At the SPAA ...

SPAA reloads for 2009

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2009
... standards, added some new education programs and is organising a fresh set regional roadshows. SPAA has also created an audit and professional standards committee which will start work in May and appointed Peter Burgess as the association's technical ...

SMSFs breach asset rules

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
More than half of all SMSF fund breaches last year were due to the fund breaking their "in-house asset" rules, according to a new study, with some trustees effectively using their super fund as their personal cheque account. The latest research from ...

AUI adds three

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... financial officer and has also worked with Macquarie Bank as associate director - banking and property, and with KPMG as audit manager. Dullahide said that the position was created to strengthen AUI's capital management capability for its unlisted property ...

Options for retiring SMSF trustees

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2009
... investments, accounting for investment income, pension payments, organising financial statements and annual returns, and audit preparation. The approved trustee is not a member of the fund, allowing the members to relinquish the responsibilities of the ...

Profits down for Count

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2009
... investment portfolio charges for the half year period which is a loss of $5.9 million. These numbers are subject to a final audit. Count said it is still performing strongly in "difficult market conditions", especially following the previous corresponding ...

Masu settles Westpoint case

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
Masu Financial Management has settled a class action brought by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) for 85 investors sold Westpoint Group financial products. The Federal Court of Australia settled the two remaining complaints ...