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Wealthtrac broadens share trading services

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
Platform provider Wealthtrac has launched a new share trading facility that allows advisers to choose from six panel brokers, including JB Were, Morgan Stanley and RBS Morgans. Matthew Johnson, chief executive and managing director of Wealthtrac, said ...

Art lobby wins fight to keep SMSFs art-friendly

SPAA MEDIA STATEMENT  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... documentation, storage and valuation of collectables in SMSFs, to be used by SMSF auditors. This was a response to an early Cooper Panel recommendation that SMSFs be banned from investing in 'exotic assets', such as collectables. The final Cooper Report ...

Mandatory trustee pay disclosure draws debate

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2010
... funds will have the same positive impact as the Superstream reforms. "This was a matter of contentious debate around the panel... but I think the recommendation to bring all of the requirements on trustee-directors into one place is eminently sound and ...

FEAL Conference cuts through the noise

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2010
... whose interests are you really serving? The conference will be held on 4 August at the Westin in Sydney. Presenters and panel members include Mark Delaney, chief investment officer of AustralianSuper, Danielle Press, chief executive of Equipsuper and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2010
... releases its second quarter production report. In Melbourne, the Committee for Economic Development of Australia will hold a panel discussion on the national broadband network. The Australian share market closed higher on Monday, aided by strong sales ...

LGS spearheads green makeover of old buildings

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
Local Government Super has installed 1,000sqm of solar panels on a commercial building it invests in, marking the fifth time that the super fund has completed a sustainability strategy within its direct property portfolio. LGS launched the installation ...

Planners rank high on client scorecard

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
... he said. The AFA's financial advice study was carried out in May, and was sent to CoreData-brandmanagement's proprietary panel of more than 100,000 Australian consumers. Some 1,054 people responded to the survey and results were analysed with segmentation ...

AAS, Pillar and Superpartners brace for SuperStream

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2010
... the practical side and what needs to be implemented," he said. The three administrators are generally supportive of the Panel's SuperStream recommendations and want to work with the government directly in quantifying the SuperStream benefits and costs. ...

Olive branch for SMSF art investors

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
... pool, and the decision to ban them must be kept in perspective. "We are not saying art is not a valid investment. "But the panel found investment in items like art and collectables provided a heightened risk of trustees blurring the lines between investing ...

Central plank of Cooper Review is MySuper

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
Following a year-long study on the efficiency of the superannuation system, the Cooper Review panel recommended the Government introduce a new default fund option for the masses to be called 'MySuper', a simple solution with dramatic consequences. The ...