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Appeal for property in healthcare and retirement

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
Investors should carefully evaluate sector and location before making decisions on property, according to one fund manager. While property is increasingly being seen as a way to achieve a mix of income and capital growth in investment portfolios, understanding ...

Alphington wins corporate super mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
Alphington Private Wealth is the corporate super adviser for SMEC Super Fund, after being awarded a $45 million mandate. Under the mandate, Alphington will work with SMEC Super Fund staff and management to deliver wealth management, consulting and financial ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
The Australian market has opened lower after the US Federal Reserve indicated it was reluctant to further stimulate the US economy. At 1020 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 10.3 points, or 0.24 per cent, at 4,326.7 while the ...

Practices valued at doubled RR: survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
Most financial planners value a planning business between two and three times the recurring revenue and expect a claw back clause, according to an industry survey. In a nation-wide survey of planners, Radar Results found that the highest demand for ...

J.P. Morgan wins four super fund mandates

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
J.P. Morgan WSS will provide end-to-end third party derivatives collateral management for four super funds including AustralianSuper, as it completes a $30 million technology investment program for institutional clients. J.P. Morgan Worldwide Securities ...

Business continues to resist 12pct SG

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
The superannuation industry might have unsurprisingly welcomed the passing of the SG increase, but the business lobby is continuing to voice its opposition to what it sees as a de facto tax rise. Speaking on ABC radio last week, chief executive of the ...

Can't fix what's not broken, yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
It's that time of the month again folks - the time when we try to second guess what the Reserve Bank of Australia will do to interest rates. Will they? Won't they? Cut interest rates, that is. They will, then again perhaps they won't. Yes, Virginia ...

ECT assessments spike on government cap decision

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
The number of Excess Contributions Tax notices issued in the 2009-10 financial year has spiked by almost 296%, according the latest statistical update from the ATO. The sharp incline from 15, 315 assessments issued in 2008-09 to 45,330 in 2009-10 is ...

IOOF cuts DKN platform fees

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
IOOF Holdings will re-price DKN's platform badge of BT Wrap, lowering its fees six months after it completed its purchase of the dealer group. Effective from May 1 this year, DKN Financial Group existing and new clients will pay lower fees on the platform ...

MLC MasterKey Business Super upgrades clearing house

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
MLC MasterKey Business Super has upgraded its clearing house to make it easier and faster for employers to make superannuation contributions. MLC SuperEzy was first introduced in 2001 and has now been upgraded to keep pace with the changing super landscape. ...