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Vietnam an attractive fit for family offices

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... Insurance and some oil and gas exploration through Santos," he said. "There are lot of opportunities in financial services and wealth management. Dragon Capital has $1 billion in funds under management and is the biggest domestic fund manager in Viet ...

Platforms press on in advice battleground

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... tasks. "Scalability is always an issue in an off-platform environment," he said. However, Finn Kelly, chief executive of Wealth Enhancers said that in his experience, going off-platform did not always equal higher staffing and administration costs and ...

Gearing strategies not just for retirees

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
... with many years to run until their retirement should consider the benefits of gearing strategies, according to Bendigo Wealth. According to Julie McKay, Bendigo Wealth senior manager of technical and research, gearing - or borrowing money to invest - ...

Low balance members hit with fees under super changes

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
... same concessional rate of 15% that applies to earnings in the accumulation phase. Andrew Yee, HLB Mann Judd director of wealth management told Financial Standard that the extra work for advisers to comply with the proposed changes would increase the ...

Super changes ease political and financial uncertainty

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
The announcement of changes to the superannuation taxation system this morning has ended speculation, allowing savers and voters to focus on the future, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said. Treasurer Wayne Swan and Minister ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... flat, with gains by the two big miners offset by weakness among healthcare companies and major retailers. Macquarie Private Wealth division director Lucinda Chan said investors were absorbing the latest announcements from the Bank of Japan and looking ...

Wealthtrac launches cloud-based SMSF platform

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
Wealthtrac, has launched a cloud-based SMSF platform that centralises administration and reporting to build efficiencies for advisers. The platform comes after two years of research that investigated where independent advisers could benefit from greater ...

Centrepoint appoints new chief executive

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... business interests. Centrepoint chairman Rick Nelson thanked Robinson for his involvement in the acquisition of Centrepoint Wealth. A 25-year veteran of the financial services industry, de Zwart has worked in Australia, NZ and the UK. He joins Centrepoint ...

ASMA dismayed by proposed super hikes

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
DIY super investors could pull their entire savings portfolio if the government follows through on proposed super tax hikes, according to the Australian Self Managed Super Fund Members Association (ASMA). Yesterday Treasurer Wayne Swan confirmed that ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... losses came one day after both the Dow and the S&P 500 recorded new all-time closing records. Alan Skrainka of Cornerstone Wealth Management said the disappointing economic reports - on private-sector jobs growth and service sector activity - provided ...