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Bad news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
... Director job at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and a few days in the slammer. He's recently bought his temporary freedom with a US$1 million bail plus a US$5 million insurance bond plus submitting to electronic monitoring 24 hours a day plus having ...

Tougher controls for SMSF collectibles

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... Slattery, chief executive of the peak SMSF association SPAA said, "SPAA believes self managed super funds should have freedom of investment choice and, as such, we are pleased that they will continue to be permitted to invest in collectables, such as ...

EQT completes OAMPS buy

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2010
... business. EQT's superannuation arm currently provides super services through Wealthpac Superannuation Service and the Freedom of Choice Superannuation Fund. EquitySuper had $624 million in funds under management and generated $8.3 million in revenue ...

Get on board super reforms: Shorten

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
... shouldn't be charged fees as though you are." "MySuper will lift standards that apply to default funds, while maintaining freedom of choice for those members who do wish to take an active role in managing their superannuation." He stressed that MySuper ...

Treasury rebuffs MySuper critics

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
... MySuper also do not understand that it is not compulsory. "Crucially, this mandated default option is not imposed on anyone. Freedom of choice is a central feature of the choice architecture model that underpins the MySuper proposal. Actively engaged ...

Super tax breaks unaffordable: Treasury

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
... government is known as the Blue Book. The briefings are "protected" documents but for the first time, following a successful Freedom Of Information request, Treasury posted the Red Book briefing on its website. For superannuation, the Self Managed Super ...

EQT buys OAMPS Super Fund

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2010
... acquisition. EQT's superannuation arm currently provides superannuation services through Wealthpac Superannuation Service and the Freedom of Choice Superannuation Fund. Robin Burns, managing director of Equity Trustees, said buying OAMPS Super formed ...

Planners rank high on client scorecard

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
... after medical specialists and dentists. They look on their adviser as a coach helping them along the path to financial freedom and therefore have greater peace of mind." The key factor driving loyalty among respondents comes down to simple listening ...

Members star in Sunsuper ad campaign

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010
... retirement," she said. "Investors are now seeking financial independence with the view that it will give them choice and freedom, and many have retirement aspirations that - while not necessarily grandiose - stretch well beyond the stereotypical images ...

End game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
... report due on April 15." Oh, no! Beijing will be labelled a "currency manipulator." We have to bomb the renminbi to restore freedom and justice and whatever it is America publicly peddles to get the rest of the world onside. But somehow I don't expect ...