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More education for SMSF auditors

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2008
The growth in the Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) sector demands greater education to ensure trustees and auditors remain competent, said the ATO. Ian Read, Australian Tax Office acting deputy commissioner of superannuation, said the growth of SMSFs ...

Fresh directions for super: ASFA

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
The current share market turbulence has been hailed a "positive" way to kickstart the year for the superannuation industry, as the Association of Superannuation Funds Australia (ASFA) forges onward with new goals and agenda for 2008. Speaking at the ...

PI a priority at Paragem

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2008
Dealer-to-dealer financial services provider Paragem Partners has upped its stake in the risk and compliance playing field as the firm launches its debut professional indemnity support service for small businesses. Paragem announced the launch of its ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2008
The Australian market is expected to open slightly higher this morning, on a generally positive lead from Wall Street and a mixed performance from base metals in London overnight. At 0703 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index ...

Something interesting about rates

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2008
There may be a debate emerging about whether we really do have an inflation problem, but inflation is a hugely significant problem that should never go unchecked. Prompting the discussion is that remedies to attack it are seen by some commentators as ...

AXA's succession solutions

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2008
Financial advisors looking to sell their business must ensure it's operating successfully because inefficient practices risk being sold at almost 20 per cent below the industry average, an AXA report found. The 2008 AXA Succession Report was published ...

Marsupials and the money market

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008
... investment managers are now talking much more about kangaroo bonds as overseas investors try to gain more exposure to the expected AUD currency lift. According to the Reserve Bank of Australia, the oustanding issues of Kangaroos bonds has jumped five-fold ...

New take on old fee debate

MICHAEL HOBBS, MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
A better alignment of interest between planners and their clients could be achieved through performance-based fees - similar to those charged by fund managers - but not all planners are convinced. NAB Financial Planning's recent decision to charge fixed ...

Szondy joins Frontier

Gabriel Szondy has been appointed as a director to the board of Frontier Investment Consulting (Frontier). Szondy joins the board as the representative of one of Frontier's shareholders, AustralianSuper. His current positions include director at Care ...

GM takes sustainability mainstream

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2008
... barrel, which in Australia is why petrol is now nudging $1.50 with more price rises to come. Indeed if it wasn't for the surging AUD petrol would already be sitting at $1.80 plus. Reflecting how serious these car makers now seem to be, GM subsidiary ...