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Board changes at Wilson HTM

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
... Investments Limited, has taken over as group managing director following chief executive David Groth's decision to move to Brisbane for family reasons. Groth, who has worked for the company for more than 17 years, will take up the role of corporate finance ...

Opposition slams opt-in policy

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
... government's proposed opt-in policy as 'fundamentally flawed'. Speaking to delegates on the final day of the SPAA conference in Brisbane, Cormann said that the opposition does not support the idea of clients having to resign contracts every year, which ...

SMSFs a blueprint for future super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... come. Speaking last night at the Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) conference in Brisbane, financial services and superannuation minister Bill Shorten dismissed criticism leveled at SMSFs and said they are a "legitimate" ...

Seniors question policy hold-up on retirement

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... government step up with some clarity on what the regulations will be. Speaking at the 2011 SPAA SMSF National Conference in Brisbane, National Seniors Australia chief executive, Michael O'Neill, said that while the various policy reviews were a positive ...

ASIC bans former Storm adviser

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... found guilty of making false and misleading statements and provided inappropriate advice to a number of his clients. The Brisbane-based adviser worked as an authorised representative of Storm Financial and its predecessor, Ozdaq Securities, between 31 ...

SMSFs to hedge more against longevity risk

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... confidence and you could still get equity returns," he said. Robertson was speaking at the annual SPAA conference in Brisbane.

SPAA to lift professional standards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
More than 1,100 delegates are in Brisbane this week to attend the annual Self Managed Super Fund Professional's Association (SPAA) conference, a record turnout that highlights the growing importance of SMSFs in financial services. In his keynote address ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
... ASX Ltd, Qantas Airways Ltd, Prime Media Group, PMP Ltd, Lend Lease Group, ConnectEast Group, and Macquarie Radio. In Brisbane, Suncorp Group Ltd chief executive Patrick Snowball addresses the British Chamber of Commerce in Australia. On Wednesday, the ...

BT earnings up despite floods

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
... million in insurance claims. Westpac expects insurance claims to continue to increase as the impact of the flooding in Brisbane and Victoria, as well as Cyclone Yasi, continues to unravel. These claims are expected to reach $30 million in 2Q11. The bank ...

Self-directed investors challenge industry giants

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2011
... portion of Australia's accumulated wealth. Financial Standard is a media partner of the SPAA conference to be held in Brisbane next week.