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Super roll-over promoter to serve time

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2006
A Gold Coast superannuation scheme promoter has been sentenced to jail for his part in dishonestly advising clients on the use of rolling over preserved benefits and putting the funds towards the purchase of a home. Rocco Ferrantino entered a guilty ...

Asteron adds to Wealthstar investment menu

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2006
Asteron has announced the addition of six new investment options to its Wealthstar suite of products. Asteron said that the new options will give advisers and their clients more choice while still maintaining the simplicity of the investment menu. The ...

Banks to fund consumer IT security: Symantec

Banks may have to pay for the IT systems of their clients if they want to avert the trend where consumers are refusing to transact online due to rampant IT identity theft and sophisticated internet scams. David Sykes, vice-president of Symantec's Pacific ...

DSTi scoops major software deal

Funds management software DST International (DSTi) has won a major contract after one of Saudi Arabia's largest banks, Riyad Bank, signed up for their integrated software solutions. The group said that Riyad Bank will be rolling out DSTi's end-to-end ...

Expats lose out on super

Foreigners with sizeable superannuation savings who plan to work or migrate to Australia will be disadvantaged under the new super laws and could be forced to keep their savings offshore or face higher local tax rates. Under existing rules relating ...

UniSuper revises major mandates

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2006
UniSuper has announced sweeping changes to its public markets portfolio on the back of a detailed review of major asset classes. Head of public markets, Paul Laband, headed a specialist team responsible for reviewing the key listed asset classes of ...

Supercorp adapts software to fee transparency rules

Funds administrator software developer Supercorp Australia has upgraded its flagship software SuperVisor to enable clients to produce detailed fee information on member reports, as required by law effective July of this year. "SuperVisor version 2.10 ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2006
China has continued to lower the requirements for international investors wanting to access its so-called A grade stockmarkets in Shanghai and Shenzhen. The current level of foreign investment is presently $10 billion. Qualified Foreign Investors Status(QFII) ...

Scam targets ethnic community

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has warned investors to be wary of investment schemes targeted at specific communities after it acted to shut down a scam targeting the Australian Chinese community. ASIC investigations uncovered ...

Malaysian EPF now unwired for SMS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2006
Australia runs a technologically more advanced super fund system than Malaysia, right? Wrong, and it's time we caught up with what our northern neighbours are doing. Members of Malaysia's Employees Provident Fund (EPF) and their employers can now obtain ...