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Club Plus climbs aboard DI bandwagon

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013
... account balances setting up self-managed super funds (SMSFs). The new Direct Investment Option will allow members to purchase term deposits, exchange traded funds (ETFs) and shares through the MemberAccess web platform. "Club Plus Super's Direct Investment ...

ASFA wary about SMSF property schemes

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013
... international holidays in exchange for buying property through their fund. "Any individual or firm providing advice on the purchase of a financial product is required to hold an AFSL," ASFA said. "Such requirements should extend to those who are marketing ...

OMTs - one year on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
It's all about China.A It's not landing hard.A It's stabilising. That's what you'll read in most finance headlines this morning Virginia as the main pusher of positive sentiment in Asian equity markets yesterday and Wall Street overnight. Europe closed ...

Future Fund legally bound to protect docs in AustralianSuper feud

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... confidentiality agreement with Australian Infrastructure Fund (AIX) if it hands over documents to AustralianSuper relating to its purchase of a stake in Perth airport. It is understood that AustralianSuper is demanding board minutes, meeting records ...

Buy me a house

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
"Dad, can you help me buy my own property?A I'm sick of paying ever-rising rent." My dear daughter asked me this during two Sunday dinners ago.A My first instinct was to say "of course" to my only girl among four children (yes four) - now you gentle ...

Kenyon Partners renames to Connect Financial

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
Kenyon Partners has changed its name to Connect Financial Service Brokers in a move to better reflect the company's role after a change of ownership. Vinvest Investments purchased Kenyon Partners in 2012. The company was originally founded by Alan Kenyon ...

ASIC concerned over "pockets" of poor SMSF advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has found "concerning pockets of poor advice" which involve recommendations that self-managed super fund (SMSF) investors gear into real property. ASIC's commissioner Greg Tanzer said that ...

Super behemoths set to lock horns in Supreme Court

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... minutes. AustralianSuper said it had requested documentation from the Future Fund in relation to the allocation of the purchase price of the airport assets from the AIX and is pursuing the matter in the best interest of its two million members. "These ...

Future Fund accused of withholding docs in airport spat

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
AustralianSuper has upped the ante in its dispute over the Future Fund's purchase of a stake in Perth airport, accusing the $80 billion sovereign wealth fund of withholding crucial documents. AustralianSuper said it had requested documentation from ...

Future Fund denies wrongdoing in Perth Airport deal

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... billion sovereign wealth fund. The Future Fund is alleged to have breached a shareholders' agreement in its $2 billion purchase of a stake in Perth airport from Australian Infrastructure Fund (AIX). AustralianSuper is seeking damages -- thought to be ...