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TPB calls for submissions on practical guidance info

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) has called on stakeholders to provide feedback on four new draft information sheets that provide practical guidance on how the Code of Professional Conduct (the Code) applies to tax (financial) advisers. In a bid to ...

Listed and direct real estate show correlation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
Both listed and direct real estate should be considered in an investment portfolio as the correlation between returns, diversification and volatility are similar over the long term. This is the view presented in a recent AMP Capital white paper. The ...

Ascot Securities appoints head of private wealth

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
Ascot Securities has added to its investment team with the appointment of the head of its private wealth division. Evan McQuire was appointed to the role as part of Ascot Securities' expansion and growth program and will be responsible for pursuing ...

Banned SMSF adviser charged for misappropriating $1.8m

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
An SMSF property adviser has been charged with 31 counts of deception following an ASIC investigation. George Nowak was the director of EJ Property Developments, formerly Charterhill. According to ASIC's findings, he misappropriated $1.8 million in ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
Australia capital city rents CoreLogic RP Data' March Rental Review shows that rental rates across the country's combined capital cities fell by 0.2% over the past 12 months. Four cities registered year-on-year increases in rents: Melbourne (up 2.0%) ...

BTIM board replaces Cooper

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
Industry executive Brad Cooper has stepped down from his role as a non-executive director at BT Investment Management. BTIM announced its board change to the Australian Securities Exchange today, and has replaced Cooper's position with current BT Financial ...

Gold starts to glisten (like 2008?)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
Perhaps they're right. Yes, them, the experts who see the current global economic and financial backdrop shaping up to be a repeat of 2008. Early in the New Year George Soros made headlines with the CNBC headline: "Soros: It's the 2008 crisis all over ...

AMP names directors to lead revamped SMSF business

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016
AMP has named the board to lead its revamped self-managed super fund (SMSF) business, which will be known by the new name, SuperConcepts. The company said the name incorporates the range of services the business now offers including SMSF administration ...

Super Mario returns fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
Shots fired! Shots fired! Yes Virginia, Super Mario returned overnight and shot down the euro, putting smiles on the faces of holders of Eurozone stocks - Stoxx 600 up 2.4% -- and bonds - 10-year yields fell across the region. The euro dropped to as ...

FIIG launches Asciano direct bond

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
Fixed Income Investment Group (FIIG) has launched its new Asciano Finance direct bond to wholesale investors with minimum investment amounts of $10,000. In a company statement it said "the bond is one of the highest yielding Australian investment grade ...