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SMSF collectable insurance poses compliance risks

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
Collectable assets held within a self-managed super fund (SMSF) are about to cause compliance problems for trustees failing to procure appropriate insurance, one service provider has warned. All new SMSF investments in art and collectables made on or ...

Greens propose scaled super contribs tax

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
The Australian Greens have proposed that rather than tax superannuation at a flat rate of 15%, it should be taxed on a sliding discounted scale based on a fund members' marginal tax rates. The proposal follows emerging debate about the cost of superannuation ...

Time to stop the rot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
... revision in Japan's second quarter real GDP growth to an annualised rate of 0.7% -- half the 1.4% rate in the original estimate - only hammers in the country's dour situation. A recessionary Europe, a limping US economy, a slowing China and a deteriorating ...

Bond boom or bust?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
We've peered through the Hole and we saw something - we think. Now it's the Europeans turn. Yes Virginia, the Europeans are back in town! And yes, Virginia, we can tell because we're hearing the same rhetoric from the usual suspects being replayed on ...

The QE question

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
I have a confession to make, all these speculation over whether or not Big Ben will QE or not has got this little ben stumped. For I don't see any point in guessing what's inside the head of the head of the most powerful central bank in the world. Financial ...

Fall on the Wall

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
"Australian shares could snap a five-week winning streak after US markets fell as Fed hopes faded and data from China and Europe pointed to a stalling global economy." This was the first sentence that caught my eye as I clicked on theage.com.au this ...

Bad news? Where?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
The times, they are a-changin' - or more accurately, market sentiment is. The glass is no longer half-empty, it's half-filled and if leaks again, the Fed will be there to top it up. So half-full that our very own S&P/AX 200 index surged by more than ...

Advisers positive about fee for service

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
With the FOFA legislation taking effect in less than a year, the hybrid fee for service model is growing in popularity among financial advisers, reveals a new report. The Elixir Consulting's 2012 Adviser Pricing Models report is based on a study of ...

Fed twists again like it did last summer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
Is this all we get? No, QE? Just an extension of what we've seen over the past year? Not happy Ben. Wall Street's disappointment became evident as soon as the US Federal Reserve's decision hit the screens shortly after midday NY time -- the Dow dropped ...

As many smartphones as people

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
Half the Australian population is now using smartphones, a shift that is expected to ratchet up pressure on superannuation funds and wealth managers to use the emerging channel to communicate with members and distribute information. Market research ...