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SMSFs poised to boost infrastructure investing

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
Improving self-managed super funds' (SMSFs) access to infrastructure investments could completely change the funding of infrastructure projects in Australia. SMSF's direct access to this asset class has traditionally been extremely limited due to the ...

BNP Paribas enters EU with ASIC

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
BNP Paribas (BNP) has entered into an enforceable undertaking with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in relation to potential misconduct involving the Australian Bank Bill Swap Rate (BBSW). In November 2012, BNP reported to ...

NAB makes key Asset Servicing appointments

HARRY PAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
National Australia Bank (NAB) has expanded its Asset Servicing business with two new appointments. Lachlan Allardice has been appointed as the head of Funds Management and Sub Custody and will be responsible for all fund manager, insurance and NAB's ...

Another 10 bil to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
... months)....it's all systems go for another month of QE withdrawal. However, the ultimate clincher for the Fed - as it was in September - how US Treasuries are faring. Yields on US 10-year Treasuries have fallen from 3.04% at the start of 2014 to 2.74% ...

TPB releases guidance on conflict of interest

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) has focused its first document outlining guidance for the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) 2009 on the management of conflicts of interest. The document details the actions that registered tax agents should take in case ...

Planners shy away from margin lending advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
Financial planners are shying away from margin lending advice following falls in the margin lending market in the second and third quarters of 2013. The proportion of planners advising on margin lending fell from 55% in 2012 to 45% in 2013, according ...

SMSFs stick with cash and TDs

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014
The self-managed super fund (SMSF) industry's love affair with cash and term deposits shows little signs of abating, despite the lowering interest rates and resulting increase in inflation risk. According to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) September  ...

Key PIS and Asteron execs move to Millennium3

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
Two key executives from Professional Investment Services (PIS) and Asteron respectively have joined the practice management division of the ANZ-owned dealer group Millennium3. The former PIS regional manager for Queensland Mark Stubbing has joined Millennium3 ...

SMSF borrowing under control, ATO figures suggest

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
Fears that low interest rates are encouraging self-managed super funds (SMSFs) to over-borrow to invest in real estate appear to be overblown, according to figures released by the Australian Taxation Office. According to the ATO's stats for the September  ...

Dundas wins $240m super fund mandate

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
Dundas Partners has been awarded a $240 million mandate by an unnamed large Australian superannuation fund. Dundas is the investment manager behind the Apostle Dundas Global Equity Fund, which was opened to Australian investors in September 2012 and ...