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Australian Capital Reserve collapses

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2007
... on 23 April. ACR launched an appeal to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal while discussions were held between ACR and trustees in regards to the company's financial position. Yesterday ACR's directors volunteered to place the company into the hands ...

SMSF property lending of high Calliva

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2007
... the launch of a new property lending product called SuperAccess, targeting self-managed super funds (SMSF) by allowing trustees to borrow up to 70 per cent of a property's value. Explaining the product, Calliva chief executive officer, Vince Scully ...

Implemented consultants not performing: Counterpoint

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2007
... latest Counterpoint Group/Rainmaker implemented consulting survey showing ICs are on par with or underperforming regular trustees. The March quarter report, released today and available on the Financial Standard website (see link ), shows that, while ...

Compliance pushes SMSFs in new direction

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2007
... things, possibly the more accountants will spend on the job, making sure that everything's right, and trying to educate trustees," she said. Andrea Slattery, chief executive officer of the SMSF Professional Association of Australia (SPAA) said the trend ...

AIST chair and deputy announced

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2007
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has appointed a new chair and deputy chair to the board. Ian Robertson was appointed chair and is a trustee director and member of the investment committee for the NSW Local Government Superannuation ...

Members covered for fraud but not bad investments

... disappeared. APRA promptly disqualified Michael van Rens, Anthony Glass, Terrence Lawson and Damian Foley from acting as trustees after uncovering multiple suspected breaches of the SIS Act. It was announced today that the government has stepped in to ...

A merger made in heaven

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2007
... need to 'meet the family', so to speak, and sell the proposed alliance not only to shareholders but especially to the trustees that uphold Reuters' independence. The private company set up to safeguard Reuters' editorial independence, the Founders Share ...

AIST against participating employer rule change

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2007
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) said it is not comfortable with the Budget's announcement that employers will no longer have to sign participating employer agreements before they can submit contributions to a public offer ...

Maximise returns, don't follow ideology: Costello

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2007
Treasurer Peter Costello said the primary duty of super fund trustees is to maximise investment returns for members, not to impose ideological prohibitions on what they would prefer to invest their fund members' money in. "There is a place for people ...

Tax determination improves income protection

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2007
... determination 2007/3 (TD 2007/3) replaces TD98/27 and allows for the extension of insurance coverage beyond two years. Previously trustees often ceased benefits after two years, even where members were unable to resume work, because premiums were only ...