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Understand borrowing laws warns ATO

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
Be careful when investing in property, the Australian Tax Office warned self managed super fund trustees yesterday. People might be using their DYI super fund to invest in property without actually understanding borrowing laws, said acting commissioner ...

AMP merges fin planning businesses

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012
AMP financial planning business ipac announced yesterday that it would integrate boutique financial advisory firm Tynan Mackenzie under the ipac brand. Tynan Mackenzie is also part of the AMP group. The integration will see Tynan Mackenzie transition ...

CSSA calls out default fund selection

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012
Major superannuation funds may be forced to close thanks to the Fair Work Amendment Bill 2012, said Douglas Latto, Corporate Super Specialist Alliance (CSSA) president. The Corporate Super Specialist Alliance (CSSA) has made a submission to the Standing ...

New rules for HFT trading

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012
Retail investors will be protected from the downsides of high frequency trading by a new package of market integrity rules, said Bill Shorten, Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation. Announced yesterday, the new rules include the use of ...

Planners ignore EMs when advising clients

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
Most financial planners have never mentioned emerging markets to their clients, said a Goldman Sachs Asset Management Survey. Of the more than 1000 "active" investors surveyed, 83% said that their financial planner had never mentioned investing in countries ...

New head of wealth advice at Perpetual

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
Mark Smith has taken up the role of group executive of Perpetual Private, the wealth advice business of Perpetual Limited. Perpetual Private includes the Private Client, Fiduciary, Fordham and Philanthropy offerings. Smith was appointed earlier in the ...

PwC partner banned from auditing

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
A Melbourne partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers has been banned from auditing until 2015, said the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC). The corporate watch dog accepted an enforceable undertaking from former Centro auditor Stephen Cougle ...

WA planners reject big dealer groups

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
Many financial planning practices in Western Australia are disillusioned with their institutionally-aligned dealer groups, said Synchron's manager for the state. Independent dealer group Synchron has grown its presence in Western Australia by 50% since ...

AIST CEO resigns for UN post

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
Fiona Reynolds has resigned as chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST). Reynolds is leaving to become managing director of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). PRI is a global investor initiative in ...

New hires to oversee $2 billion project pipeline

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
AMP Capital has made hires in a direct property division to oversee $2 billion worth of planned retail development. AMP Capital Shopping Centres has appointed Mark Kirkland as head of development, David Woodcock as general manager major project delivery ...