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Evolv launch new SMSF audit service

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012
... space is becoming very competitive in pricing and there are a lot of people that are cutting corners in terms of the quality of the work that they are doing. "The only really way to create a point of difference is to create a technology to reduce the ...

GREITS for the best property on the planet

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... differences before they invest, said Kavouris. These differences are the geographical spread of the GREITs portfolio and the quality of the properties they are exposed to, he explained. "All GREITs can get exposure to property but not all can get exposure ...

National exam to raise quality of advice

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... developed with, industry," said Greg Medcraft, chairman of ASIC. "Continuing our consultative approach to improving the quality of advice provided to retail investors is a priority," he added. The corporate watchdog believes a self-regulatory model ...

SMSF auditor competency education push

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
... "Targeted communication and education is one of the best drivers of audit quality and it will help ensure that the quality of SMSF audits will be consistently high across the board," Westover said. "The government confirmed a competency test will be ...

Property syndicate launches for HNW and SMSFs

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
Charter Hall Direct Property has launched a new single property syndicate for high net worth investors and self managed super funds, in response to growing demand for investment opportunities in Perth's CBD. "We are currently in one of the best buying ...

ASIC moves on insider trading

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
... the market today enter through an algorithm. Our supervision team is very closely monitoring what is happening in the quality of those algorithms. We are able to see those today. With the new systems we'll be able to see them that much better," Gibson ...

Aussie fund wins $1.1bn PNG super mandate

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012
Ascalon aligned PacWealth Capital has been awarded a $1.1bn mandate to manage assets for the Papua New Guinea National Superannuation Fund. The National Superannuation Fund (NASFUND) was the first approved superannuation fund to be licensed by the central ...

JPMorgan execs to resign over US$2bn trading loss

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
... risk being taken by the chief investment office after being told the unit was not properly managing positions and the quality of risk management systems were unsophisticated against those employed in the investment banking division. In an interview with ...

Research houses to step up transparency

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
... are often written by an individual analyst who is anonymous, calling for the author to be named in order to judge the quality of future reports. Concerns over impartiality and the need for right of reply were also highlighted in St Davids Road Advisory's ...

FPA calls on ASIC for clearer advice definitions

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... Shadow shopping study of financial advice, The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) measured the quality of retirement advice provided and people's experience of obtaining financial advice. Report 279 Shadow shopping report of financial ...