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Stop using super as political pawn: Narev

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
Commonwealth Bank boss Ian Narev has urged politicians from both sides of the aisle not to use superannuation as a political pawn in the run up to the Federal election. "It is absolutely critical that we have a long-term position and certainty in superannuation," ...

Ex-drug dealers now hitting-up SMSFs: ACC

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
Australia's criminal intelligence agency, the ACC is witnessing an increasing number of the illegal operations, with many organised crime rings - formerly involved in drug trafficking - now targeting investors, as the profits were better and there was ...

Big deal day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
Ho-hum. Wake me up when it's over. "Twas another ordinary day in the market's today folks. The only news being the long wait for US President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. According to Bloomberg, "He will make proposals for spending on ...

Victoria Teachers Mutual Bank to launch super fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
Victoria Teachers Mutual Bank will launch a low cost superannuation fund for its 86,000 members, it was announced today. The company, which was voted Australia's best bank in the 2012 Mozo Peoples' Choice Awards, will launch the online super account ...

Bell Direct ranked top online broker

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
Online share trader Bell Direct has again topped the customer satisfaction rankings for online traders, ranking first in 15 out of 16 categories in the Investment Trends Online Broking Report for the second half of 2012. The rankings reflect positive ...

Bell Direct ranked top online broker

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
Online share trading business Bell Direct has topped the customer satisfaction rankings for online traders in the Investment trends Online Broking report for the second half of 2012. The broker almost achieved a clean sweep ranking first in 15 out of ...

CBA to snare DIY investors with MyWealth platform

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
Commonwealth Bank yesterday launched MyWealth, a new platform which attempts to attract the three million Australian do-it-yourself investors to trade shares, ETFs and fixed interest investments online. Described by the bank as a first for the Australian ...

How advisers can double their business value

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
Putting greater emphasis on earnings can double the value of financial planning businesses, according to Centurian Market Makers' Chris Wrightson. Financial advice practices are typically valued on a multiple of annual recurring revenue with many institutionally ...

Super funds get serious about social media

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
With social media becoming increasingly more powerful as a means of systemising client engagement, a clear strategy is needed for targeting members and managing risk, according to Buchan Consulting. Tom Buchan principal of Buchan Consulting is recognising ...

CheckRisk opens in Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
As funds increasingly develop internal investment expertise, trustee boards will need to expand their own expertise to stay in control of their funds, and one way to do this is through an independant risk assessment of their portfolio. Denis Carroll ...