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SMSFs feeling the age gap

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011
... the real issue for the sector, but that isn't holding it back with rising growth rates and surging fund numbers, heard delegates at a Women in Super event yesterday. Speaking at the event, Sarah Brennan, managing partner of Comparator Business Benchmarking ...

ASIC opens dialogue with hedge funds

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... the hedge fund industry is a post-GFC fact of life, but that it is part of a new dialogue. The new ASIC chairman told delegates at the forum that the GFC had focused international and domestic attention on the activities and regulation of hedge funds. ...

Advisers ignoring estate planning gold mine

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
... Planning Master Class Series, held in Sydney, discussed the competitive edge for planners who work in estate planning. Delegates were told that last year alone, some 40% of Australians experience family conflict due to the absence of a valid will, while ...

REITS, cash, equities the safe bet

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
... Midwinter Adviser Roadshow in Sydney this morning. Daniel Needham, managing director for Ibbotson Associates, told 380 delegates that while the equities space had experienced market volatility, they are not the worst investments at this time. "Equities ...

PM Gillard: super to support economic stability

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... Treasury estimates are that 12% super will mean $10 billion saved each year on pension outlays in 2030." PM Gillard told delegates it was essential to recognise that real change was underway in the economy, driven by sustained increase in Australia's ...

Former AFA president gets Asia-Pacific appointement

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
... Council Congress held in Singapore. The objective of the Congress, which is held every two years and attracts around 8,000 delegates, is to raise the standard of professionalism and business practices of financial advisers and managers in the region. ...

Social media insurance wanted for share price protection

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... is for its own social media profile. Peter Fraser, a founding partner of social media intelligence company, SR7, told delegates that interest from boards to explore social media had skyrocketed over recent years, but there was trepidation as to how far ...

Trade union boss pushes for SG raise

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... in retirement, Kearney spoke of the benefits of the proposal to raise Superannuation Guarantee (SG) to 12% and urged delegates to support the measures and demand the same from the Liberal Opposition party. "It is the Opposition that stands in the way. ...

SMSF trustees are looking for mentors

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... has loomed large at the conference where yesterday, Marianne Perkovic, general manager at Colonial First State, told delegates that the funds management industry hadn't yet worked out how to handle SMSF clients.

SMSF industry responsibility

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... Annual Rainmaker Sales and Marketing Symposium today. Marianne Perkovic, general manager at Colonial First State spoke to delegates this morning of issues fund managers are trying to address to build better relationships with advisers. Covering topics ...