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CommInsure enhances adviser flexibility of life product

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
CommInsure clients will be able to bundle insurance inside and outside superannuation, a feature that offers greater flexibility for advisers who may have clients that are cautious of their cash flow and want to pay for premiums via superannuation. ...

Rate cut impacts SMSFs, retirees

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) decision to cut the cash rate by 25 basis points may impact self-managed super funds (SMSF) and retirees, meaning that financial advisers may have to work with them to seek other sources of income. Retirees and SMSFs ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street overnight amid warnings of weaker company profits. At 0756 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was down 19 points at 5,041. In economic news ...

ASIC bans broker for deceptive conduct

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has permanently banned a Perth-based insurance broker after it found he had engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct. ASIC found that John Andrew Barr, of Darlington, Western Australia ...

New dark pool transparency rules introduced

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
New rules affecting dark pools and high frequency trading (HFT) have been introduced in a bid to improve transparency. Minister Assisting for Financial Services and Superannuation David Bradbury announced a package of market integrity rules just prior ...

New MIT tax rules tweaked following consultation

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
The Government has made two further changes to the proposed new tax system for managed investment trusts (MITs) following industry consultation. One change addresses concerns that the proposed tax treatment of the under or over attribution of net income ...

Listed property funds unlikely to repeat returns

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
The listed property sector is unlikely to repeat the strong returns it has posted over the last 12 months in the coming year, according to the latest Zenith Investment Partners research. Zenith investment analyst Jonathan Baird said high turnover within ...

Strong returns put UniSuper back in the black

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
Strong investment returns from rebounding capital markets have strengthened UniSuper's balance sheet sufficiently to enable the fund trustee board to announce they no longer need to consider reducing members' benefits to maintain the fund's solvency. ...

Advisers warned to check pension start dates after new ruling

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
Advisers have been warned to pay closer attention to pension start dates following a tax office ruling explaining when a superannuation income stream commences and when it ceases, and consequently when a superannuation income stream is payable and taxable. ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after US markets closed at record highs in their previous trading session. At 0815 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up nine points at 5077. In economic news on Monday ...