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ASIC concerned over "pockets" of poor SMSF advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has found "concerning pockets of poor advice" which involve recommendations that self-managed super fund (SMSF) investors gear into real property. ASIC's commissioner Greg Tanzer said that ...

Yield obsession just a short-term fad

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2013
The current mania for yield stocks is nothing more than another short-term market theme, according to T. Rowe Price head of Australian equities Randal Jenneke, who believes long-term share market returns are driven by 'quality' not 'yield'. The share ...

The recession we are promised to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013

SMSFs lose majority of cases against ATO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... in such a way that it's very compelling." Among the arguments that courts did not accept were claiming to have made a mistake, or generally claiming to have misunderstood the requirements. Keeping up with regulatory requirements is therefore paramount. ...

UBS fined $30,000 for decimal point mistake

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... by a supervisor, a UBS designated trading representative (DTR). ASIC said the order appears to have been an inadvertent mistake on the part of the UBS trader, rather than deliberate or reckless. "Although the DTR involved in this matter was an experienced ...

Designer slowdown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... seen the light of the Politburo's ways. Financial markets are spooked that Chinese authorities could/are making a policy mistake. Nope Virginia, what's happening in China is not an accident but by grand Politburo design. How many times must Chinese President ...

Guiding it forward

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013

Government scraps proposed SMSF transfer changes

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
... of the law. This could have seen more SMSF trustees penalised by the legislation where they have made an unintentional mistake."

IM focus at slimmed down Russell

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
The Australian market's political cost-cutting agenda is to blame for the loss of swathes of financial services jobs, according to Russell Investments managing director Alan Schoenheimer, who is refocusing Russell's business on its investment management ...

Planners race to plug gap in aged care advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
... understand aged care. "It is a challenge because if the adviser is not a specialist, it is easy to get it wrong and make a mistake, which can have a huge impact on the clients' finances [and social security eligibility]," said Geoff Rimmer, head of private ...