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ASIC warns super trustees

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
... warned superannuation trustees about the promotion of member direct or self-managed investment options. ASIC commissioner Peter Kell said that occasionally the promotion of self-managed investment options gave the impression members were provided the ...

Budget projections risk being too optimistic, economists warn

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... prove to be too optimistic," which could lead to more deficit blow outs in the years to come. QIC chief economist Matthew Peter told Financial Standard that the budget is unrealistic and "worse than what appears on paper." Peter said that the Government ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... 2,105.33, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index shed 9.98 (0.20 per cent) at 4,993.57. "The market seems to be tired," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Rockwell Global Capital. "Every time we get up to these levels, we pull back." ...

Demography must drive reform

ANDREW BRAGG, FSC DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND GLOBAL MARKETS  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... budget cycles. Like many Eastern and Western nations, we are ageing. It is now 13 years since the then Federal Treasurer, Peter Costello, warned that "demography is destiny" when he released the 2002 Intergenerational Report (IGR). As we prepare for ...

Link Super retains LGS admin contract

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
... company, The Link Group's, acquisition of FuturePlus Financial Services in December 2012. According to LGS chief executive Peter Lambert competition for the appointment was strong, which indicates a growth of capability in the administration sector. ...

ASIC's SMSF report being misread

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
... charged by not-for-for-profit and retail funds as described in the recently released Rainmaker super fund fee survey report. Peter Lalor, general manager and CFO of SMSF specialist administrator SuperIQ said, "If you have less than $200,000 a SMSF is ...

ASIC concerned over "pockets" of poor SMSF advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
... identified examples of poor SMSF advice across the industry through its SMSF taskforce headed by himself and deputy chairman Peter Kell. ASIC has found cases of inadequate or lack of replacement product disclosure, inadequate or lack of insurance recommendations ...

A-REITS rewarded for cleaning up act

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... offshore and local investors attracted to the sector by the strong distribution rate," Lonsec senior investment analyst Peter Green commented. "A-REIT boards continued their efforts to unwind the aggressive capital structures evident in the lead up to ...

ASIC warns planners, be careful who you hire

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
... is that representatives implicated in ASIC's crackdown, are seeking employment with other licensees. ASIC deputy chairman Peter Kell stressed the importance of thorough recruitment checks to avoid hiring sub-standard representatives. 'Generally, licensees ...

Planners praised for guiding investors into fixed income

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
... asset class is very dangerous as it draws investors into a boom/bust cycle, leaving them very vulnerable," Kalman said. Peter Dorrian, head of global wealth management at PIMCO Australia, added that bond investors are increasingly recognising the benefits ...