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No cane toad approach to SMSF shake-up

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2010
As the countdown begins to the release of the Cooper Review's recommendations on SMSFs, the Review's chair Jeremy Cooper said they won't be adopting a 'cane toad' solution to the industry's flaws. Speaking at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia ...

More SMSFs comply with ATO rules

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2010
Michael D'Ascenzo, commissioner of taxation at the Australian Tax Office, has commended the self managed super fund (SMSF) industry after the number of SMSF trustees that lodged their returns on time rose 11 per cent on the prior lodgement period. Speaking ...

Limited advice from accountants face hurdles

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2010
Tony D'Aloisio, chair of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), said SPAA's proposal advocating for accountants to be able to provide limited structural advice on superannuation could be impractical. Speaking yesterday at the Self ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2010
... index contract was 94 points higher at 4,629 on a volume of 14,427 contracts. Austock Securities senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said all sectors, except for property trusts and telcos, were strongly higher. "The gods are smiling at the moment," ...

Westpac and St.George merger ahead of schedule

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2010
Westpac and St.George Bank's merger is proceeding ahead of plan. At Westpac's first quarter trading update, Gail Kelly, chief executive at the bank, said the merger with St.George Bank is progressing well. Approval to move to a single Authorised Deposit-taking ...

CommInsure appoints head of wholesale risk dist

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2010
... Business School and has just completed the Commonwealth Bank's Accelerated Development Program programme. Woodward replaces Michael Back, who left the business late last year to take up an alternate role in the financial services industry.

Fund managers on tax alert

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2010
Fund managers could lose major clients or risk paying hefty fines if they don't comply with new tax rules which come into effect from July this year, according to one technology firm. According to Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Taxation of Financial Arrangements ...

Waked leaves BlackRock

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2010
... equities business. He joined BGI in 2003 and reported to Waked as a member of the Australian Equities Investment team. Michael McCorry, current head of the International Strategies group, will lead the Scientific Investments business for Australia while ...

Jobs full recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2010
... present state of the Australian economy is strong, and one rapidly moving back to full employment." For 4Cast economist Michael Turner. "The question will be just how long the RBA can ignore the incredible strength in the Aussie labour market with wage ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
... price index contract was 38 points higher at 4,519 on volume of 14,294 contracts. Austock securities senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said better-than-expected unemployment figures released on Thursday and the financial sector had put a sparkle ...