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ASIC steps up investigation into SMSF fraud

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
... Australia. While some properties were purchased in Arizona, these properties have since been sold. ASIC continues to investigate the conduct of the defendants in the proceedings, including who has control of the sale proceeds of the Arizona propertie ...

ATO upgrades SMSF and SuperSeeker website

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
The Australian Taxation Office is conducting a survey of SMSF trustees to investigate if it should put more SMSF tax interpretations on their website. To ascertain the type of SMSF information trustees and service providers want, they are conducting ...

Coalition wants fund governance changes: Fletcher

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
Paul Fletcher, the Liberal Party member for Bradfiled who sits on the Parliamentary Joint Committee on corporations and financial services, has voiced the Federal Opposition's concerns about superannuation fund governance. Speaking yesterday in Melbourne ...

GFG Group partners with Attra to boost payment service

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
... says ME Bank's Chief Information Officer, Kath Hawkins. GFG Group is working with Attra's global head in India to investigate opportunities in emerging markets, where demand for high-quality but more affordable payment solutions is growing. Southeast ...

Trio Capital action group to put forward Federal Candidate

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
... Authority (APRA) of allegedly failing in their roles as gatekeepers, as well as a Parliamentary Joint Committee set up to investigate the fraud of allegedly refusing to award fair compensation. Minister for financial services and superannuation Bill ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... currently holding its annual general meetings. The Australian Communications and Media Authority said it would also investigate Southern Cross Media's prank phone call which led to the suicide of a British nurse. Shares in Southern Cross Media fell 0.5 ...

Estelle Pearson Actuary of the Year

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
... liability crisis in 2002, her role as actuarial expert to the HIH Royal Commission, and as an APRA inspector in 2005 to investigate financial reinsurance issues.

Most consumers distrust advisers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
Less than half of Australians believe their advisers are acting in their best interest when offering products and services, according to a global investor study by the State Street Centre for Applied Research. The entitled The Influential Investor ...

Bad news sells

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
... recession in 2001 and we know what happened in 2008-09. Not happy Jan! Not one to leave sleeping dogs lie, I went to investigate. Bill was right! The index dropped from 102.69 in February 2001 to 89.09 in March and stayed below 100 the following two ...

Super to eclipse banks as primary lender: Cooper

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... to make it work successfully. Earlier this week Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey promised a coalition government would investigate the infrastructural risks associated with any future role played by super in funding both business and infrastructure.