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Some auditors won't be counted

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... corporate regulator. Speaking yesterday at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) annual conference in Melbourne, Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) boss Greg Tanzer said that while discretion would be applied on a ...

Broken 'contribs law' needs fixing: SPAA

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... an industry expert said yesterday. Speaking at SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia's ( SPAA) conference in Melbourne, SPAA technical director Peter Burgess said the system needs to be reformed. He cites recent cases where people in self managed ...

All Ords at 5000 overvalued but...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... where the Australian Bureau of Statistics recorded some 20,200 workers hired in January. And they're happy. The Westpac/Melbourne Institute consumer confidence index jumped by 7.7% in February -- the fastest since September 2011 -- to 108.3 -- the highest ...

Most DIY funds won't change allocations in retirement

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... over-confident in their own abilities and that the majority had portfolios which were not diversified enough. Speaking in Melbourne at the research's release, SPAA chief executive Andrea Slattery said that while every trustee should change allocations ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... In economic news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics' lending finance data for December and the Westpac/Melbourne Institute's survey of consumer sentiment are due to be relesaed. In equities news, Commonwealth Bank, CSL, Boral, Stockland ...

ME Bank launches premium treasury service

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
... treasury service for wealth management advisers at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) conference in Melbourne on Wednesday. According to ME Bank general manager liabilities Michael Donohue, the cash deposit service will provide direct ...

Small shareholders eclipsed by instos

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
... company annual reports, and was conducted for the Australasian Investor Relations Association (AIRA) by University of Melbourne professor Dr Carole Comerton-Forde. "The ASX Share Ownership surveys in the 1990s showed increasing levels of retail ownership. ...

ANZ appoints new chief risk officer for Australia

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... tremendous asset as we continue to strengthen our risk management capability across the group." Evans, who will be based in Melbourne, begins in her new role on 1 April 2013. The banking group said it would announce her New Zealand replacement in due ...

New Melbourne manager for Centric Wealth

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
... yesterday announced that Brisbane-based Celia Carroll had been appointed state manager, Victoria and has relocated to their Melbourne office. "Centric Wealth has a very clear strategy for expanding our operations nationally and following strong growth ...

Insurance broker pleads guilty to theft

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
... stealing close to $700,000 of clients' money over a seven month period. Wickett of Frankston, Victoria, appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates Court charged with three counts of theft totalling $662,198.39 between August 2010 and March 2011. Each offence ...