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Less tax on financial advice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009
... the most benefit. Chris Pearce, shadow minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, told an Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) luncheon yesterday, that tax deductibility rules around financial advice are mixed as low income ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... how it would work, leading to a plunge on Wall Street that sliced 380 points from the Dow. Meanwhile, the National Association of Realtors' existing home sales report was overwhelmingly positive for the market although it showed a decline in home prices ...

Mexican super funds shut doors

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2009
... profound impact on the local economy - causing the production, employment and local investment rates to fall. The association said it is looking to invest its funds locally to stimulate job and economic growth. Some of the areas the funds will focus ...

SMSF in-house asset rules and disclosure flawed

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2009
... but at the same time, require them to provide a detailed investment strategy. Speaking at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) conference in Adelaide, University of NSW law academic Gordon Cooper welcomed news that the ATO would work ...

Beggar thy neighbour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2009
... subsidies. The establishment of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Association of Southeast Asian Countries (ASEAN) and more recently, the Eurozone was aimed at bringing down these barriers to free-er ...

Battle of the super brands

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2009
... certain funds to win a massive new client base. Andrew Inwood, principal of brandmanagement who spoke at yesterday's Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia luncheon in Sydney, said the Industry Super Funds' "the market is off, but at least ...

Restrict 'adviser' term: AFA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2009
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has called upon Treasury to restrict the term 'adviser' to those that are regulated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and comply with the Corporations Act. "The problem at the ...

IMCA debates investment risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
The Investments Management Consultants Association (IMCA) Australia has invited the heads of various investment consulting firms, including overseas-based expert Don Ezra from Russell, to a roundtable discussion on investment risk to be held in Sydney ...

Van Eyk enhances risk ratings

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... the research reports before recommending a fund or product to clients at the Self Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) conference last week. He said financial planners should not simply rely on a strong or weak rating as ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... economic front on Tuesday, the minutes of the Reserve Bank of Australia March board meeting is due. The Housing Industry Association - RP Data residential land report for the December quarter is published. In equities, Premier Investments is scheduled ...