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Netwealth upgrades with even more flexibility

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2006
Platform provider netwealth has just released details of its 2006 product upgrades, including greater provision for hedge fund investments, listed warrants, allocated and transitional pensions and more flexible insurance premiums. Netwealth's latest ...

APRA super splitting extension flawed

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2006
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has extended contributions splitting for members to any roll-over funds and transfers made before the 1 July RSE license deadline, but according to some the policy is flawed. Terry Brigden, partner ...

AGL-Alinta deal bodes well for infrastructure pricing

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2006
The recent deal to pursue a merger between AGL and Alinta bodes well for future infrastructure pricing deals, boosting the prospects of the soon to be floated Snowy Hydro project, according to some equity specialists. Equity managers and advisers Leyland ...

1 in 4 Australians have more than one super fund: ICAA

A recent survey has found that 27 per cent of Australian adults hold multiple super funds. The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA) surveyed 1,200 Australians last month seeking to discover the real impact of the super choice legislation ...

Regulatory reform next on the agenda: Treasury

In a speech to the Association of Independently Owned Financial Planners conference, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer Chris Pearce said the key issues for the industry and the Government in the short term were revising the regulatory environment ...

BT trustees receive RSE licenses

BT Financial Group has taken its turn as next in the licensing line, receiving RSE licenses for their three trustees - BT Funds Management Limited, BT Funds Management No.2 and Westpac Securities Administration Limited. The licensing regime falls under ...

Daily economic update

New US Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke delivered his first public testimony before the House Financial Services Committee last night. In it, he noted that despite challenges, the US economy is growing at a solid pace. Mr. Bernanke indicated that 'some' additional ...

Senior Tax Offset makes super less attractive for older investors

The introduction of the Senior Tax Offset may make super less attractive for investors at retirement or pension age, which may be a deterrent for people being pushed to fast-track their super savings. Personal investments commentator Darryl Dixon told ...

FSR changes usher era of less but better compliance

It took a long time but the proposed changes to the Financial Services Regulation (FSR), which promised to reduce the compliance burden on the industry while also being more consumer-friendly, were finally passed on as law this week. In a 10-page statement ...

Machiavellian Macville gets prison term

A former financial planner and adviser from Queensland was sentenced to four and a half years imprisonment after being found guilty of six fraud charges. Robert Pierre Macville funnelled client funds of around $470,000 into his own private company Macville ...