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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street ended last week with slight gains. At 0823 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up eight points at 5016. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ...

Connections key to succession planning

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
Having a good relationship clients and staff as well as good connections within the community are key when it comes the time to sell a financial planning business, Guardian Advice executive manager Simon Harris said. Speaking at an Association of Financial ...

No more SMSF tax loopholes for excess concessional contributions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
SMSF investors will no longer be able to use excess concessional contributions (ECCs) to avoid paying the highest rate of tax on their income, according to AMP SMSF's head of policy and technical Peter Burgess. Speaking at the SPAA State Technical Conference ...

Women without kids still at super disadvantage

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
Women amass substantially less super than men, regardless of whether or not they have children, according to a new research paper by the Australian Institute. The paper, entitled 'What's choice got to do with it?' found that even if women work full ...

Super funds get control with new Bravura broker service integration

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
Bravura Solutions Limited (Bravura) has upgraded its superannuation administration systems to integrate member direct broker services for super and pension funds. The new modules within Bravura's superannuation administration systems, Calibre and SuperB ...

CBA in talks to hand over management of three funds

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
Commonwealth Bank has submitted proposals to the boards of two trusts allowing it to relinquish its funds management responsibility. CBA confirms it has submitted indicative, non-binding proposals to the Commonwealth Managed Investments Limited (CMIL) ...

Scam artists impersonate ASIC and MoneySmart

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
Consumers are being warned to be wary of scam artists impersonating representatives of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and MoneySmart. ASIC said the confidence tricksters are calling up from offshore telling unsuspecting ...

A-REITS rewarded for cleaning up act

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
Australian listed property funds have been rewarded for repairing their balance sheets and simplifying their capital structures with robust performance and strong inflows over the last 12-18 months, according to research house Lonsec. The Australian ...

Fraud and cybercrime biggest non-investment risks to family offices

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
Sustainability, data loss, fraud and theft are among the top non-investment risks faced by private families and the offices that serve them, according to The Family Wealth Alliance's 2012 Inaugural Security Study. For the study - which was conducted ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street after a series of mediocre earnings report limited buying enthusiasm. At 0752 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was up 14 points at 4,974. ...