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Time to grow: Securitor

MICHELLE BALTAZAR IS A MEDIA GUEST OF THIS YEAR'S SECURITOR ANNUAL CONFERENCE.  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
Securitor, one of the largest financial planning groups in the country, maps out a growth strategy that will prepare its planners ahead of industry consolidation, tougher regulation and the nation's seismic $400 billion wealth transfer over the next ...

Man charged in multi-million dollar fraud

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2010
Bandidos, a former J.P.Morgan employee and a multi-million dollar swindle of the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme - one man has so far pleaded guilty to a money laundering charge in a $150 million bank fraud case. According to reports from the Sydney ...

New FM for Share Plus

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
Perpetual Investments has appointed former CPH/Ellerston Capital portfolio manager, Paul Skamvougeras, to manage the Perpetual Wholesale Share-Plus Long/short fund (Share Plus). Skamvougeras worked at CPH/Ellerston Capital for seven years managing the ...

More SMSFs comply with ATO rules

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2010
Michael D'Ascenzo, commissioner of taxation at the Australian Tax Office, has commended the self managed super fund (SMSF) industry after the number of SMSF trustees that lodged their returns on time rose 11 per cent on the prior lodgement period. Speaking ...

Merger creates $16bn mortgage aggregator

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2010
The $16-billion plus mortgage aggregator Vow Financial, part-owned by Macquarie Group, could pose a new threat to financial planning firms after the group's head said they also plan to start offering non-mortgage financial products. The merger includes ...

ASIC enforces AFSLs for margin lenders

ASIC RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
Issuers and advisers of margin lending facilities will have five months to apply for a mandatory Australian Financial Services license - or face closing shop. Existing margin lenders and advisers on margin loans must apply to ASIC for an AFSL authorisation ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2010
The Australian share market was down almost two per cent at noon as concerns about the US and European economies and increased regulation combined with worries about a slowdown in China. At 1200 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down ...

Planners forced to rewrite succession plans

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2010
Ongoing regulatory reviews are casting a shadow on the succession plans of financial advisers due to retire in the next few years, placing a big question mark on how they can value their business. Craig Meldrum, national manager in technical services ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2010
Australian stocks are likely to slump on Friday after equity markets in Europe and the US fell on concerns that the global economic recovery won't be as smooth as investors had been hoping. At 0820 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share ...

Bookmakers Super boosts liquidity

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2010
Bookmakers Super Fund has improved the liquidity of its balanced investment strategies, increasing the cash levels of its Balanced Pension by more than $10 million to $12 million. The fund's December update said "pleasing progress" had been made to ...