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SMSFs breach less ATO rules

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
Self managed super fund trustees are heeding the Australian Taxation Office's warning about breaching fund rules, but ongoing problems - including giving personal loans to members - continue to plague the sector. According to the latest Partners Superannuation ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
The Australian stock market was higher at noon making broad-based gains following an ultimately positive lead from Wall Street overnight. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 8.4 points, or 0.17 per cent, at 4,822.6 points, while the ...

More of the same

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
Bohh...ring! And I woke up early for this! There were some after-party celebrations to the bull market's one-year anniversary - but only just. Wall Street closed higher -- Dow up 0.03 per cent, S&P 500 up 0.5 per cent and Nasdaq up 0.8 per cent. As ...

Still waiting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2010
New data, same message. Wall Street remains in the waiting room. Last night's economic updates really didn't do it for Wall Street as it continues to gnaw on its fingers waiting for tonight's delivery...of America's employment report. Most US retailers ...

Multiport upgrades UMA service

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
Multiport has improved its unified managed account offer by upgrading its model portfolio management system - allowing SMSFs to use model portfolios alongside their direct investments on the same Multiport service. The move allows dealer groups to operate ...

Powerwrap to ease corporate actions hassles

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2010
Shareholder activism is not new, but a boutique outfit has come up with a faster and easier way for retail investors to have their say heard in the boardroom. Managed account services provider Powerwrap yesterday launched a new direct equities administration ...

Macq sovereign bond fund scoops $300m

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2010
Macquarie Funds Group has attracted $300 million of institutional money in a new fund that tracks index returns of sovereign bonds, with no management fees attached. Today Macquarie launched the Macquarie True Index Sovereign Bond fund, a fund that ...

Mercer recommends pullback on global equities

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
Mercer is advocating investors move their global equities allocation back to benchmark weight for now as investment markets start to look fair value. The firm's January 2010 Dynamic Asset Allocation Market Valuation and Review, which the firm prepares ...

Perpetual gets four stars from S&P

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
The Perpetual Split Growth Fund has been assigned a four-star rating from Standard & Poor's Fund Services, which now rates the fund in the Multi-sector - Equity peer group. Previously the fund was part of S&P's International Equities - Diversified peer ...

Computershare boosts data protection

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2010
Computershare has hired Symantec to ensure the company's extensive share registry is protected from data loss. The Australian-based corporate administration services provider implemented the Symantec Data Loss Prevention solution worldwide to protect ...