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Labor cracks down on discretionary trusts

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten is cracking down on high-income earners exploiting a trust loophole that minimises tax bills. The Labor leader is pledging to impose a minimum 30% tax rate on the distributions of discretionary trusts to beneficiaries ...

Crestone appoints banking executive

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
A distinguished banking and financial services director will become Crestone Wealth Management group's newest independent director. Peter Hawkins will join Crestone at the end of September, bringing with him more than 40 years' experience in banking ...

DomaCom to ease issue of retirement funding

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
... the product is aimed at the growing baby boomer market and would allow advisers to include property in multi-generational wealth planning. The product is subject to ASIC approvals but is expected to become available in Q4 2017. In addition to the product ...

Property overpowers asset class returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
... per annum; while a growth managed fund achieved a 5% return. The report also noted one high-risk strategy that threatens wealth creation is rear-view mirror investing, particularly in this current climate of global economic and political uncertainty ...

Industry fund and wealth manager finalise integration

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
... Super is welcoming a new acting head of investment strategy as it transitions towards integration with recently acquired wealth management business StatePlus. StatePlus acting chief investment officer Michael Winchester will take over from Michael Blayney ...

Grant Thornton appoints private wealth head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
Grant Thornton strengthened its private wealth advisory capabilities with the appointment of an investment manager to lead its Australian private wealth business. Former Myer Family Company client director, private wealth and family office Edward Draydon ...

RARE expands to meet growing demand

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... long dated investment characteristics, for an ageing demographic living in a constantly changing world." Pang brings a wealth of experience to RARE including senior positions at K2 Asset Management, Zurich, BT Funds Management and Commerce Asset Managers ...

Boutique manager selects A-REIT and small-cap specialists

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
Alpha Fund Managers, the funds management subsidiary of Infocus Wealth Management, has enlisted a further two funds to its multi-manager suite. The first addition is the Investors Mutual Limited (IML) Small Cap Fund, which aims to deliver consistent ...

No age limit on great advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
ANZ Wealth is encouraging financial advisers of all ages to apply for the AFA Rising Star Award, saying there is a misbelief that it only seeks to recognise young advisers. Speaking to Financial Standard, ANZ Wealth head of sales Don Sillar said there ...

Former Wallabies captain joins Stockspot

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... financial services, beginning his career at Citi before moving to NAB where he held a number of roles including serving as a wealth director for its global institutional bank and senior manager of its corporate superannuation business. Mortlock said ...