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Budget 2011: minor investors cut short

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... measure will not impact income earned by minors from work, unearned income of minors who are orphans or disabled and compensation payments and inheritances received by minors. The move is targeting the tax planning opportunity that people previously ...

Trio compo draft regulations released

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... Superannuation funds have until next Monday to have their say on regulations governing the levy to raise $55 million in compensation for victims of the Trio Capital fraud. Funds will be exposed to a maximum impost of $500,000 down to a minimum of $50 ...

Trio victims turn on planners

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
Self-managed super fund trustees left without compensation from the Trio fraud debacle have turned on their former financial advisers. About 100 investors are suing defunct financial planning firm Tarrants Financial Consultants, reportedly on the grounds ...

Trustee fury prompts SMSF compo rethink

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
The peak self-managed super fund association wants the law to be changed to allow compensation for their trustees as anger mounts over the Trio fraud case. Affected SMSF trustees are outraged that APRA-managed super fund members will be fully compensated ...

$55 million for Trio super fraud victims

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
Victims of the Trio Capital superannuation fund fraud will receive $55 million in compensation from a special levy, the Federal Government announced today. Members of four super funds formerly under the trusteeship of Trio will recover all lost funds ...

Financial planners crushed by rigid ATO

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... contribution cap rules with no ability to amend mistakes are causing financial planners to be caught by a new surge of compensation claims, industry leaders have said. Dante de Gori, general manager of policy and government relations for the Financial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... Japanese government is considering injecting public funds into TEPCO as it faces mounting damage costs and possible compensation payments, but not to the level of nationalising it. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand share market closed higher on Friday. The ...

Alleron hires equity analyst

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
... equity analyst. In his previous role as director of investment management at WorkCover NSW, Kwan managed the Workers Compensation Insurance Fund equity portfolio. He has also held senior positions in equity analysis, portfolio management, investment ...

Investors in line for Fincorp payout

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
... their losses from Fincorp Investments, after the Federal Court of Australia authorised the release of details of the compensation scheme. A proposed multi-million dollar settlement that will include holders of unsecured debt has been negotiated between ...

UBS wealth mgmt to review compliance

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... flaws in the production of statement of advice. Tony D'Aloisio, ASIC chairman, said the EU should allow for quick compensation for any UBS WMA clients who suffered any losses while giving UBS WMA a timeframe to rectify its advice business. "It sends ...