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Could ASIC become the SMSF regulator?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
The recent scrutiny that self-managed super funds (SMSFs) have found themselves under from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) could be a taste of things to come, according to lawyer Claire Wivell Plater, managing director of ...

Macquarie loses court battle with ATO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
... domestic income. In his judgment, Justice Richard Edmonds said, "We consider that the ATO is entitled to apply its view of the law to prior income years relevant to these transactions." He went on to say: "I am satisfied that the applicants have no reasonable ...

AMP Capital appoints manager for office fund

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
... management in excess of S$2 billion.A Before moving to Singapore in 2005, Mr McGrath was a lawyer at a leading Australian law firm, Blake Dawson (now known as Ashurst). The AMP Capital Wholesale Office Fund is an open-ended unlisted trust which offers ...

The weekend that could change the world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
... political party is the lesser of two evils to run this country over the next three years.A We have no choice.A We are bound by law to vote or pay an A$20 fine if we stop the votes. This election, there's not much choice either between Labor or the Coalition ...

Legalsuper board addition further corrects gender imbalance

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2013
Industry fund legalsuper has appointed the incoming Law Society of New South Wales president as the latest director on its board. The new appointee Ros Everett is the founding principal of law firm Everett Evans and is currently senior vice president ...

In estate planning, beware of remarried clients

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
Clients who have a second, third or even fourth marriage are the most complicated to deal with when it comes to estate planning and this is something advisers should take into consideration. When working on the wills of this kind of clients, advisers ...

YBR posts loss but boost in wealth management

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
Yellow Brick Road (YBR) has reported a $6.6 million loss of profit for financial year 2013, but its wealth management revenue was up 217%. YBR chief executive Matt Lawler said that the loss of profit is "in line with expectations" due to the firm's ...

Academic questions Libs' super board independence policy

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... rules aimed at ensuring super fund board independence could be counterproductive, according to Sally Wheeler, professor of law at Queen's College, Belfast. Speaking at an event hosted by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australian (ASFA), Professor ...

Too much super diverted to pay personal debt: CPA report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
Australia's superannuation policy is at risk of failing unless laws are introduced to quarantine savings for actual retirement income streams, warns CPA Australia in a major new report released to coincide with the 2013 federal election. Alex Malley ...

Austock Life appoints former senior BT executive

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
... former, long-time BT colleague Tony Gobbo, who recently joined us as national sales manager. Both Tony and Steve started out in law, and together gathered invaluable sales and distribution experience during BT's halcyon, growth era." Austock Life managing ...