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APS joins forces with SISS Data Services

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
Advanced Professional Solutions has teamed up with SISS Data Services, ahead of the release of a new version of its SMSF administration software. Advanced Professional Solutions (APS), provider to the accounting and professional service industries ...

Russell Investments opts out of S&P

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
Russell Investment Management has requested the Standard & Poor's ratings on 22 of its funds be withdrawn. It follows S&P Capital IQ' s announcement earlier this month that it would no longer be conducting local funds research and wealth management ...

S&P Capital IQ closes local fund research, wealth services

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
S&P Capital IQ has announced it will focus on institutional clients and no longer conduct local funds research and wealth management services from October this year. In total, 30 jobs are expected to be lost in the move, which will see a concentration ...

SMSFs shift focus to property

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
... marginal rise of 0.8%. The rise may be attributed to the clarification of the limited recourse borrowing rules (section 67A & B, SIS Act) by the Australian Taxation Office in September 2011. Limited recourse borrowing which permits the lender recourse ...

She's becoming right, mate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
No doubt financial markets are still basking in the afterglow of last week's equity rally - which for many had been the best in more than three years. The S&P 500 index ended the week up 7.4% with the All Ords not that far behind as it posted a 7.1% ...

Super industry responds to MYEFO

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
Super industry heads have responded to yesterday's MYEFO announcement from the Government with concerns raised about the reliance of super products on the equity markets. As reported yesterday by Financial Standard, Treasurer Wayne Swan released the ...

Europe push-US pull

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
Obama in Australia may be providing us, Australians, a bit of a sideshow but for global financial markets, the game hasn't changed. It continues to be one that could be characterised as Europe pushed-US pulled. Europe pushed. Fears of a debt contagion ...

Franklin Templeton launches Australian equity fund

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
Following Franklin Templeton's acquisition of Australian equities manager Balanced Equity Management in July of this year, the firm has launched an Australian equities fund for both retail and institutional investors. The new fund aims to outperform ...

ACSI helps push News Corp negative vote to 35%

ALEX DUNNIN, CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
Pension funds around the world, including the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), last week sent a message to News Corp that contributed up to one-third of votes cast against the current board. Among the board directors to receive ...

APRA drafts new super guidelines

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... (SPGs) to replace existing APRA guidance that it believes will better suit the industry, which currently operates under the SIS Act and Regulations. The draft SPGs are SPG 270 - Contribution and benefit accrual standards for regulated superannuation ...