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North to offer bank deposit rebates

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012
... increased 5-fold to 6.9%. "The administration fee rebate will apply to all clients who take out a new North term deposit or roll over a maturing term deposit between 1 August and 31 December 2012," said Steve Burgess, director platforms, AMP. Burgess ...

AMP updates Ascend SMSF

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
AMP has launched a new version of its Ascend SMSF service to its financial advice network with improved online features. The enhanced Ascend SMSF service enables advisers to deliver better customer experiences at lower cost as a result of improved technology ...

Heads roll at Nomura

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
The chief executive officer and chief operating officer of ailing Japanese investment bank Nomura will step down to take responsibility for an insider trading scandal. Kenichi Watanabe, Nomura's chief executive, and Takumi Shibata, its chief operating ...

SFG rolls out FOFA-ready MDA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
SFG Australia has rolled-out FOFA-ready managed portfolio and dynamic portfolio update services to its advice network. Colonial First State Custom Solutions is administering the new offerings via the Symetry Endeavour Portfolio Service. The rollouts ...

DomaCom appoints general manager

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
... following the liquidation of CARM, DomaCom acquired a copy of the software code which, after a brand re-fit it intends to roll out to advisers in the last half of 2012 under the new name DomaCom Guided Planning System. "Securing Matthew's services is ...

Govt targets early release schemes; defers SMSF transfer ban

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
Promoters of illegal early release superannuation schemes will face tough penalties as part of the Government's Stronger Super reforms. Minister for superannuation, Bill Shorten, announced the crack down targeting schemes promoted as a means of accessing ...

APRA warns trustees about data integrity

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has written to superannuation fund trustees to outline its expectations on data integrity requirements, warning that while there has been some improvement, funds still have a good way to go before the industry ...

Highly educated SMSF investors prime fraud targets

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
Australian men aged over 50, highly educated, financially literate and managing their own super are the most likely victims of organised investment fraud, according to a new report from the ACC. Minister of Justice Jason Clare yesterday released the ...

Super fund returns almost flat

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
The SelectingSuper workplace default option index was almost flat during May 2012 posting 12 month returns of -0.4%. This is a considerable fall from April when rolling returns were close to 2%, thanks to a disastrous month on the Australian share market. ...

AGEST merger put on hold

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
AGEST Super has put its merger with AustralianSuper on hold until after December when a deferral of capital gains tax becomes legislation. The legislation will extend capital gains tax (CGT) rollover relief until 2017 for superannuation funds that will ...