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ATO initiative raises $640 million from wealthy Australians

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO)'s voluntary compliance initiative has exceeded expectations, raising $640 million from wealthy Australians since it was launched four years ago. Following the success of the scheme the ATO announced it has received ...

AMP's Charter names advice award winners

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
... "Dennis has been a financial planner in the Southern Queensland town of Toowoomba for over 40 years and, in addition to a focus on continual professional development, has shown a long term commitment to representing the industry through membership of ...

JPM appoints Australian insto head

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has appointed Stephen Alcorn to head its Australian institutional business. Based in Sydney, Stephen will be responsible for leading the Australia Institutional client advisory team and delivering the full range of J.P. ...

RI Advice launches estate planning service

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
... proactive strategy to help our advisers expand their client service offers and create a more sustainable business model. Our focus on technology underpins the client engagement model and helps our advisers deliver an enhanced client experience. This ...

MLC appoints new GM of advice groups

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
MLC has appointed Ross Barnwell as its new general manager of advice partnerships, replacing Peter Smith. In his new role Barnwell will oversee MLC's aligned advice dealerships, including Apogee, MLC Financial Planning, Godfrey Pembroke, Garvan Financial ...

Smaller funds don't need to merge: legalsuper CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... insurance, legalsuper has successfully secured for its members a three year freeze on insurance premiums," he said, adding: "Our focus on the legal profession - a white collar professional cohort - is one of the key reasons the fund has been able to ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher following a solid lead from markets in the United States and easing concern over Ukraine. Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said the Australian bourse had opened in a veritable sea of green. ...

NZ Super Fund invests in N American energy

PAUL MCBETH, AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
New Zealand Superannuation Fund will invest up to $US250 million ($A277.12 million) with New York Stock Exchange-listed KKR to gain exposure to North American energy markets created by shale oil and gas resources. The fund will invest up to $US175m ...

AMP Capital expands US and UK-based infra team

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
AMP Capital has added to its global infrastructure debt team in London and New York as it looks to further fundraising. In London, Emma Haight joins the team as director from NIBC Bank where she was vice president in the project finance division and ...

XPLAN named top planning application

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
XPLANA has been named the top rated Australian planning application for 2013 in the latest A Investment Trends Planning and Advice Applications Report. According to the report, XPLAN has achieved the highest benchmark score for any financial planning ...