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Government scraps philanthropic donation fees

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
Philanthropists will no longer need to pay fees to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to donate listed shares and managed funds. The Prime Minister's Community Business Partnership, which includes Minister for Social Services Scott Morrison and Assistant ...

Sunsuper expands investment team

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
... asset allocation. Former RHB OSK Asset Management chief executive Greg Barnes, meanwhile, has taken on the role of listed shares manager and will be responsible for Sunsuper's listed equities portfolios. In addition to his role at NAB, Sloan has worked ...

SMSFs still under-invested in global shares

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
... for all but a handful of Australian companies to achieve," Tuck said. SMSF holdings are dominated by Australian listed shares, cash and term deposits, direct investment properties and Australian managed investment trusts. While the fully franked dividends ...

High net worth assets grow to $1.4 trillion

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... (SMSFs). Regarding the investment habits of HNW investors, 2013 saw a shift away from cash and term deposits towards listed shares, with 32% of assets in direct shares compared with 26% in 2012. "We find HNW investors to be leading indicators for what ...

SMSFs stick with cash and TDs

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014
... 30.6% in the June quarter, and 30.3% in the March quarter. However, in the September quarter assets in Australian listed shares jumped by more than $16 billion as the ASX 200 delivered strong returns. This strong performance, rather than any change in ...

ATO unsure if dividend washing illegal

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
... intention of the share repurchase as the ATO's statement said they are concerned that some entities are trading listed shares on a Special Market operated by the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) with the sole purpose of obtaining additional franking ...

Queensland adviser permanently banned

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
... clients' personal circumstances. The regulator also found that between 25 January 2012 and 7 June 2012 he had sold ASX-listed shares on behalf of seven clients when he was not licensed or authorised to do so on 33 occasions. Lofts has worked for Sterling ...

MTAA Super converts to listed shares in Sydney Airport

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
Industry superannuation fund MTAA Super has converted its unlisted equity interest in Sydney Airport into a listed shareholding, as part of Sydney Airport's drive to simplify its ownership structure. MTAA Super has swapped its 2.39% unlisted holding ...

CBA and HSBC change 'misleading' ads

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... Investments Commission (ASIC) said they were potentially misleading. CBA's flyer compared investing $100,000 directly in listed shares with the same investment in the same shares through its Protected Loan arrangement, but claims about the relative benefits ...

ANZ launches SMSF investment solution

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
... offer that they demand," she explained. Investors can purchase directly a wide range of global assets, including listed shares, indices, commodities and currencies. The Note pays the investor a fixed coupon amount over the term, which can provide a higher ...