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ATO clarifies borrowing issues for SMSFs

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
The Australian Tax Office has clarified what is meant by a 'single acquirable asset' and what constitutes repair or maintenance of an asset, according to the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia. The release of the Self Managed Superannuation ...

OnePath upgrades insurance offering

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
ANZ owned OnePath has upgraded its OneCare life insurance offering, based on customer and adviser feedback since the launch of the product seven years ago. OnePath is introducing a new SuperLink arrangement to its OneCare product which means that clients ...

S&P Indices expands fixed income

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... products can be created off those index values - are there any in the pipeline? No. The fixed income market still needs to evolve somewhat here in Australia." Educating advisers on the value of fixed income is still an area of primary concern for S&P ...

Hedge fund investors win in fees makeover

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
Only around one-third of outperformance from skill should go to hedge fund managers in the form of fees, with the rest going to the investor according to new research from Towers Watson. In the research, 'Hedge fund investing - opportunities and challenges' ...

Market solutions favoured in OTC derivative reform

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
The Council of Financial Regulators has recommended a preference for market-led solutions, in part driven by appropriate regulatory incentives to comply with a G20 commitment on OTC derivatives. The Government released the consultation paper yesterday ...

CFD providers form industry body

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
Australian Contracts for Difference providers have announced formation of a self-regulating industry forum to enhance operational efficiency and investor protection. The forum has established 16 standards that go over the existing regulations for the ...

Franklin Templeton plans retail growth

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
... institutional space. The firm's director of advisory services Jim McKay told Financial Standard the time was ripe to further evolve in the retail sector, with FOFA changes just around the corner. "We think change presents opportunity...and that there ...

Zurich updates Life Risk product

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
... changes at a Zurich, Life in the Express Lane event in Sydney this morning. "The landscape of our industry continues to evolve, with the pace of change getting faster and faster," said Philip Kewin, Zurich general manager, sales and marketing, retail ...

Securitor advisers gain new access

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
Dealer group Securitor has launched a new investment research and strategy website for its advisers, offering equities, product and thematic market research to meet the needs of its adviser network. The new website will include a range of features such ...

HUB24 increases FUM by half a billion dollars

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
... market," said Stephen Romic, head of DFS Portfolio Solutions. The groups cited HUB24's capability to enable dealer groups to evolve as a product manufacturer, as well as the platform's competitive pricing structure. "We're very excited about establishing ...