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Treasure for trash

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
Here comes the meat! US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner finally served up the meat to his 10 February bail-out barbecue fizzler. And the market saw that it was good. Equity markets around the world rallied following the unveiling of the details ...

SMSF in-house asset rules and disclosure flawed

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2009
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) should give self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees more time to comply with in-house asset rules but at the same time, require them to provide a detailed investment strategy. Speaking at the SMSF Professionals' Association ...

Beggar thy neighbour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2009
2009 will be the Year of Africa if Pope Benedict the XVI has his way. Chances are, given the way the global community is now suffering from its greed-infected wounds, he may not have long to wait. Despite all the technological advances, medical discoveries ...

Vanguard launches ETFs in Oz

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2009
Vanguard Investments Australia has announced it will launch Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) for Australian investors. The Vanguard Group is already a leading manager of ETFs in the US. Vanguard entered the US ETF market in 2001 and at the end of 2008 ...

Restrict 'adviser' term: AFA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2009
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has called upon Treasury to restrict the term 'adviser' to those that are regulated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and comply with the Corporations Act. "The problem at the ...

Fresh mint

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2009
Last night the US Federal Reserve made Wall Street an offer it could not refuse - 1.25 trillion freshly minted greenbacks. After heading south for most of the trading session, the S&P 500 changed direction and headed for a more than 2 per cent gain ...

Computershare buys bankruptcy expert

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
ASX listed Computershare is looking to cash in on bankruptcy administration with its latest acquisition of US-based Kurtzman Carson Consultants. KCC is a claims and noticing agent that provides administrative support services and technology solutions ...

Higher fees, more cover: AustralianSuper

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
One of the country's largest super funds, AustralianSuper, is raising its admin fees by 50 per cent and is broadening its insurance cover, all in a bid to improve member services. All of the fund's members' accounts are now being charged $1.50 per week ...

Ex-director banned for 25 years

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
Edwin Goulding, former director of the Sydney Investment House Group (SIH Group), was banned by the Supreme Court of New South Wales from managing corporations for 25 years. Following an investigation and proceedings commenced by the Australian Securities ...

US pensions fight for trust

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
Ten US pension funds which invest $1.4 trillion in global markets have combined their muscle to create a set of five financial regulation principles aimed at restoring investor trust. The ten funds, which include heavyweights California Public Employees' ...