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Brookfield shakes up board

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2014
Brian Motteram has retired from his role as independent director of Brookfield Capital Management Limited, the responsible entity for the ASX-listed Brookfield Prime Property Fund. Motteram was a board member of Brookfield from 2007. His departure took ...

FoFA changes could start before May: Sinodinos

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos told the Senate Standing Committee on Economics today that Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) proposed amendments could come into effect "earlier than May." The senator was asked during the Australian Securities and ...

Millinium Australian equity income fund receives rating

STAFF REPORTER  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
Millinium Capital Managers' MSF Dividend Income Option has received an "A" rating from van Eyk Research in its Australian Equities Income Review. The Fund has been a stand-out performer in the Australian equity space, returning 39.2% over the 12 months ...

A-dollar zero point six six

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
He's either really brave or truly spaced out after smoking some heavy stuff. One thing's for sure though, Deutsche Bank's chief economist for Australia Adam Boyton has made the headlines with his fearless forecast that the Australian dollar would be ...

WA Super appoints Shanahan as chair

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
WA Super has appointed Tim Shanahan as the successor of the current chairman, Nick Catania, who will step down at the end of June this year. Shanahan has been chairman of the board's Compliance and Risk Management Committee since 2004. Shanahan has ...

FPA puts TASA back in the agenda

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) is putting the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) 2009 back on the advisers' agenda ahead of the implementation in July 1, 2014. The association has put together four webinars and a toolkit campaign that aim to educate ...

Aged care likely to cost more after July 1

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
Aged care is likely to get more expensive from July 1, 2014, with the introduction of legislation that will calculate fees through assets and income, rather than income alone. "Each case is different and you need to look at the individual circumstances ...

Acorn appoints former Citi portfolio manager

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
Acorn Capital has appointed Ben Dalling as a sector portfolio manager/analyst to the Australian microcaps team. Dalling, who will be responsible for the financials, REITs and industrials - capital goods sectors, joins the company from Citi where he ...

Blame it on the boogie

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
It's the weather, stupid! This was how Wall Street interpreted last disappointing data on retail spending and weekly jobless claims. 'Twas a convenient excuse (rationale?), particularly last night when a skyful of snow dropped on the East Coast about ...

ASIC sets its sights on hybrid securities

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released a new hybrid securities education guide aimed at retail investors. Published on the regulator's MoneySmart website, the guide is intended to help investors understand the risks ...