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Twitter my super

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2009
Individuum is waving the Gen Y flag when it used digital platforms Twitter, Facebook, blogs and Vimeo video screening to stay connected to members. IOOF-owned Individuum, an online super provider, decided to embark on its online journey because most ...

Back to school for Sunsuper

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
Sunsuper has unveiled a new online money and super school that features a suite of interactive audio modules about investment and superannuation issues. The online school covers topics such as good debt, bad debt, investing in property to more complicated ...

SMSFs breach asset rules

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
More than half of all SMSF fund breaches last year were due to the fund breaking their "in-house asset" rules, according to a new study, with some trustees effectively using their super fund as their personal cheque account. The latest research from ...

AUI adds three

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
Australian Unity Investments (AUI) has made three new appointments, including the creation of a new position of capital markets manager. Carolyn Ireland has been appointed as capital markets manager, Linda D'Intino as senior compliance manager, and ...

In planners we trust

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
Trust and familiarity are often more valued by clients than advisers' technical expertise particularly in today's volatile market, according to Professional Investment Services. Tom Lawton, ex-Wallabies player and group manager, international business ...

ASFA's goals for 2009

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2009
The Henry Tax Review, APRA fund returns data and superannuation data exchange number among the top projects for ASFA this year. Speaking at an Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) lunch yesterday, Pauline Vamos, chief executive of ...

Options for retiring SMSF trustees

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2009
A growing number of self managed super funds (SMSFs) could soon convert into Small APRA Funds (SAFs) in tandem with longevity issues facing SMSF trustees. Michael Hutton, head of wealth management at accountants and advisers HLB Mann Judd Sydney, says ...

More bombshells before the recovery

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2009
The prices of local shares, property and commodities will fall further in the coming months before the government's stimulus package kicks in and takes the market out of the doldrums, said the panelists of an industry briefing held this morning. Speaking ...

Profits down for Count

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2009
The 873 adviser-strong Count Financial is expecting a 12 per cent fall to its net profit before tax for last year's second half results, putting its NPBT to $14.6 million. According to a statement on the Australian Securities Exchange, Count said it ...

Lowenhaupt Global Advisors lands in Oz

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2008
US-based specialist financial advisory firm Lowenhaupt Global Advisors has set up shop in Sydney. Lowenhaupt Global Advisors, a firm that calls wealthy families its niche audience, has opened a Sydney office - the latest addition to the firm's existing ...