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Smith to depart ASFA

NICK OLIVER  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2007
Philippa Smith has announced her resignation as chief executive officer of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Smith has been at the helm of ASFA for the past nine years. "I am immensely proud of what I and the team at ASFA ...

In-specie transfers up 300 per cent: Multiport

Investors are transferring as many assets as they can into their self-managed super funds (SMSFs) to take advantage of the government's new super rules that will come into effect in July. SMSF administration services provider Multiport said the number ...

MFAA rules under fire

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2007
... Commission (ACCC) in November complaining that the rule was a form of coercion akin to third-line forcing. MFAA chief executive Phil Naylor said members met last July to review the association's constitution, with a particular focus on its membership ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2007
Retail trade data from the ABS has just been released showing that the seasonally adjusted estimate of turnover for the retail and hospitality/services sectors increased by 0.3 per cent in December after the 0.2 per cent November rise and that of 0.8 ...

Just debit it: Centricom

Australian owned online debit service provider Centricom could soon give credit card companies a run for their money by introducing an online shopping payment option that is cheaper and more consumer-friendly. Centricom is the company behind POLi (Pay ...

Centro targets SMSFs with lower min investment

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2007
Centro Properties Group has halved the minimum investment for two of its flagship funds, the Centro Direct Property Fund (DPF) and the Centro Direct Property Fund International (DPFI). In a move Centro hoped would prove attractive to the self-managed ...

ASFA targets extra super contributions

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2007
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has called on the Federal Government to introduce 'soft compulsion' opt-out arrangements for additional employee super contributions and to make co-contribution benefits more readily available ...

CommInsure beefs up national sales team

NICK OLIVER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2007
... years experience in financial services, having spent four years as risk specialist business development manager at Aviva. Phil Newton has joined CommInsure as manager adviser segmented sales and brings with him over 30 years management experience. Newton ...

Super tax changes could boost SMSFs: MultiPort

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2006
Multiple super accounts may seem inefficient, but for others they are actually a legitimate strategy if properly implemented. Philip La Greca, technical services director for MultiPort, said superannuation investors trying manage tax on benefits for ...

MTAA Super appoints new chairman

The Motor Trades Association of Australia Superannuation Fund (MTAA Super) has appointed a leading public servant, Dr. Allan Hawke, as independent director and chairman of the fund's Trustee Board. Dr. Hawke is the current Chancellor of the Australian ...