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SMSFs impacted by power of attorney rule changes

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
Changes to the rules governing power of attorney in Victoria, which came into force on 1 September, will impact the way SMSF advisers service their clients. The new Powers of Attorney Act 2014 consolidates the enduring power of attorney and enduring ...

Global Financial Inclusion winners announced

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2015
The Wall Street Journal's Financial Inclusion Challenge, supported by the MetLife Foundation, has been recognised by The Asia Society in Hong Kong. The Challenge is a global project launched in Asia to recognise innovative, sustainable, scalable strategies ...

AMP Capital grabs $205m Port Hedland airport

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... against IFM Investors and Airport Development Group. The 50-year lease includes the upfront payment of $165 million to the Town of Port Hedland Council, and the agreement to invest a further $40 million to redevelop the airport during the next five years. ...

Cameron Harrison added to platforms

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
... the last three years. Cameron Harrison partner, Paul Ashworth admitted that the firm was not well-known outside its home town of Melbourne, but advisors and investors can be reassured that the investment team has been managing funds together for over ...

September -- morn or mourn?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2015
... display over the past 24 hours, Virginia... just look at the headlines. Yes, of course, I'm scribbling about the talk of the town that is the "when" of the Fed's lift-off. "The Odds of a September Rate Hike Have Surged in the Last Two Days" was Bloomberg's ...

Minimum $200k SMSF balance "completely incorrect"

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
A superannuation lawyer has slammed the recommendation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) that self-managed super funds (SMSFs) should hold a minimum balance of $200,000. Townsends Law special counsel on superannuation Michael ...

2015 Mother's Day Classic raised $3.1m

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
Women In Super have just announced that this year's Mother's Day Classic raised $3.1 million for the National Breast Cancer Foundation ( NBCF ). The total cumulative fundraising since the event began in 1998 is now $27.4 million. This year's event attracted ...

PROFILE: BNP Paribas Securities Services country head David Braga

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... Chase). Braga ended up with the new company in the UK working on a significant technology transformation. Based in the seaside town of Bournemouth, and traveling frequently to London, Braga looks back on those three years with his wife and three young ...

ANALYSIS: The dragon in the room

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... investors can access China through an increasing number of channels. A-shares, H-shares and government bonds are the talk of the town in the world's buzziest financial districts. But there are still risks when investing in such a complex and sometimes ...

American IRAs not super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
A recent decision by the Australian Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) ruled that an American Individual Retirement Account (IRA) is not a superannuation fund for Australian Tax Purposes. In the case of Baker and Commissioner of Taxation, tribunal ...