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Canadian RMBS not the answer: S&P

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2008
Australia's residential-backed mortgage securities (RMBS) market should be allowed to recover without the intervention of a government-backed agency, argues Standard & Poor's (S&P). Neither a nationalisation of Australia's market nor an adoption of ...

CFP and Fin Wisdom upload Provisio

... developed a software designed to reduce the onerous number crunching involved in Transition to Retirement (TTR) strategies. Provisio, developed by Barry Ward from Victoria-based Ward Financial, has signed up Commonwealth Financial Planning and Financial ...

FinLit goes global

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008
The world is catching the financial literacy bug with the launch of new programs now targeting the impoverished in the third world. Last month the Aflatoun global Campaign for Child Social and Financial Education was launched in Amsterdam by Princess ...

ATO warns on super loans

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
The Australian Taxation Office has cautioned trustees of self managed superannuation to be careful about the types of loan arrangements they get into. In a taxpayer alert issued on Friday the ATO said trustees had to ensure that in entering into a loan ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
The Australian stock market was mixed at noon, with strong gains from the resources sector offsetting heavy falls from the banks. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was 6.8 points lower at 5612.8, while the broader All Ordinaries gained 4.2 points ...

New voice for SMSFs

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2008
A new self managed super fund body, the Self Managed Superannuation Member's Association Ltd, was officially launched yesterday - the latest industry initiative to boost the SMSF sector. Established in August 2007, the association aims to help the SMSF ...

ADPIA lobbies against relic property laws

The peak body for direct property investors has called for each State Revenue Office in Australia to standardise stamp duty and get rid of archaic property trust regulations. Linden Toll, the president of the Australian Direct Property Investment Association ...

Better FHSAs needed for buyers

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2008
Superannuation industry bodies AIST, ISN and IFF have banded together to propose measures tailoring First Home Saver Accounts to better aid struggling first home buyers. Fiona Reynolds, chief executive of AIST, said the scheme should be structured in ...

S&P recruits IOOF exec after Ibbetson's exit

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2008
IOOF senior research manager Paul O'Connor has jumped ship to take up the position of director in ratings house Standard & Poor's fund services team. O'Connor, who officially left IOOF Monday this week, will begin his new role on March 31 and will be ...

Regulators fight breaches online

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2008
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has launched a new online breach reporting system for dual-regulated institutions. According to a joint statement released by both ...