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Super industry warned of hack attacks

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
... learnt that infection by trojans and other malware is more dangerous than online shopping when it comes to data security. Det-Inspector van der Graaf said booting your computer from a free Linux boot disc would make your computer 100 per cent safe from ...

Century Funds manager bid fails

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
Century Funds Management (Century) has failed to get the numbers needed to replace Opus Capital as manager of Opus 21 due to insufficient voting numbers by unitholders. According to Century, eight in ten voters voted for Century as their preferred manager ...

Opposition slams opt-in policy

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
Shadow Assistant Treasurer Senator Mathias Cormann has described the government's proposed opt-in policy as 'fundamentally flawed'. Speaking to delegates on the final day of the SPAA conference in Brisbane, Cormann said that the opposition does not ...

ATO shifts gears on SMSF regos

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
Trustees will not be able to register an SMSF until there are assets in the fund under a new ATO system launched late last year. Two months ago, 30,000 SMSFs were reclassified as 'Registered - Status not determined', as part of an incentive to make ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
The Australian stock market opened lower after world equity markets slumped as investors worried about higher oil prices due to violent unrest in Libya. At 1015 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 23.5 points, or 0.49 per cent, at 4822.4 ...

Adviser banned for life

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
A financial adviser has been banned for life after using a retired faming couple's savings to fund a margin loan, ASIC said yesterday. Trevor Wayne Carll of Port Pirie, South Australia, worked for local planning business Bruce McDonald Investment Services ...

Market Wrap - Morning

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
The Australian market has received positive leads from diverse markets in offshore trading overnight, with all key securities indices higher, as well as precious and industrial metals and oil. On the ASX 24 at 0828 AEDT, the March share price index ...

ASIC rules to fix disputes faster

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released new regulatory guidance that will help financial planners and insurers settle simple disputes with their clients. The guidance issued today will affect financial services licensees ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
The Australian market has received mixed leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street's key indices flat and mixed, precious metals higher, but oil was lower. On the ASX 24 at 0854 AEDT, the March share price index futures contract was seven ...

Bennelong suspends SGI Global Equities fund

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2011
The Bennelong SGI Global Equities Fund has been suspended following the termination of an agreement between Bennelong Funds Management and global asset manager Security Global Investors (SGI). The Bennelong SGI Global Equities Fund and the Bennelong ...