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Coin adds 150 extras and goes STP

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2006
Macquarie owned Coin Software has released an upgrade offering over 150 enhancements aimed at delivering improved flexibility as well as straight through processing (STP) support. Tony Graham, Coin managing director, said, "Automated datafeeds from ...

Super tax changes could boost SMSFs: MultiPort

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2006
Multiple super accounts may seem inefficient, but for others they are actually a legitimate strategy if properly implemented. Philip La Greca, technical services director for MultiPort, said superannuation investors trying manage tax on benefits for ...

AUSTRAC's power to be checked

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2006
A Senate Committee report on the government's proposed anti-money laundering legislation has responded to finance industry concerns with recommendations for a longer implementation period and curbs on the power of AUSTRAC, the body that will administer ...

Macq splits the wrap

Macquarie Adviser Services has introduced a super splitting feature in the Macquarie Wrap platform despite reports that other savings strategies introduced in the Costello budget proposal have superceded the benefits of super splitting. David Shirlow ...

More global, more professional: FPSB

The Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB), the umbrella body that offers Certified Financial Planners (CFP) certification, is undergoing a major system overhaul that will benefit CFP-accredited financial planners by making their accreditation recognised ...

At long last some logic on FSR streamlining

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2006
The Government has proposed reforms to FSR that may at long last restore some balance to the more extreme rules that have plagued financial planners and locked some consumers out of getting advice. Chris Pearce, parliamentary secretary to the Treasurer ...

High conviction means making tough decisions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2006
... taking decisive action. For Platypus a major sell trigger is a company having an earnings downgrade. "It's a no exceptions rule for us because research shows they are serially correlated. But it's also a sign we got a decision wrong," he said. Another ...

Banks take a softly, softly approach to electronic banking

WWW.THESHEET.COM.AU  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2006
Banks believe greater use of electronic banking services will result in a lower incidence of payment fraud, but they are taking a very cautious approach to change. Since October, amendments to the Uniform Consumer Credit Code have meant that a debtor ...

Multiport SMSF receives UK pension roll-over approval

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2006
Multiport and Vantage Financial have partnered to facilitate tax efficient UK pension fund transfers to Australia. SMSF provider Multiport and migration financial consultancy Vantage Financial have worked together to gain approval under the UK's Qualifying ...

It's a wrap for UK pensions: Zurich

Zurich Financial Services Australia has announced that its wrap services are all stamped as 'Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes' (QROPS) which will allow UK migrants to transfer their funds to Australia without heavy tax penalties. In April ...