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Brady Bunch as useful as market commentary: Shane Oliver

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
The proliferation of news and market information in the always connected digital age is doing little to improve performance for most investors, according to AMP head of investment strategy and chief economist Shane Oliver. Shedding light on the amount ...

Pro-active, timely responses avoid SMSF penalties

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
Responding quickly, honestly and with a realistic plan to correct instances of non-compliance is the best way for self-managed super fund (SMSF) members and trustees to avoid penalties from the ATO. That was the advice dispensed by ATO director of SMSF ...

SMSFs attract too much criticism

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
Self-managed super fund (SMSF) professionals must steel themselves against the criticism levelled at the sector, said AMP SMSF head of policy and technical Peter Burgess, who set out to dispel some of the charges made against SMSFs in a presentation ...

Government urged to leave super taxation alone

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
A shake-up of taxation within superannuation would undermine confidence in the country's retirement savings system, according to SMSF Association patron Sir Anthony Mason. Addressing delegates at the SMSF Association's National Conference in Melbourne ...

SMSF Association introduces new accreditation

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
The SMSF Association has introduced a number of new initiatives for 2015 at its annual conference in Melbourne. The first of four new initiatives is the introduction of a self-managed super fund (SMSF) Certified Practitioner accreditation designed as ...

Embrace client interests or wither on the vine, advisers told

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
Financial advice professionals must embrace regulatory and legislative changes aimed at improving outcomes for consumers, irrespective of the impact these changes have on their businesses bottom lines. That's according to Quantum Financial Services ...

MLC promotes retail platform GM from within

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
MLC has promoted Kathy Vincent to the role of general manager, retail wealth platforms. Vincent joined MLC in 2012 with more than 20 years of financial services experience. She has led the company's retail investment platforms strategy team since 2012 ...

Australian dividend growth leads Asia Pacific

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
Dividends paid out by Australian companies grew solidly in 2014, but international investors in local companies actually saw an 8.8% decline in distributions as a result of the falling Australian dollar, according to the latest global dividend survey ...

Contango appoints chief investment officer from UBS

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
... diverse investment house and in doing so be able to offer our clients a broader, more blended portfolio." Contango chairman Mark Kerr said that Boubouras' appointment will signal a significant shift in the firm's offering. "We have asked George to build ...

Long-serving BT exec announces retirement

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
BT Financial Group's long-serving general manager of adviser distribution Chris Freeman is retiring. He will begin stepping down from his duties in the latter half of 2015, but will stay on part-time as a consultant for a further two years. As he transitions ...