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Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street and European markets fell as volatile commodity prices and company results hit shares. At 0802 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was down 27 points at ...

Activist shareholders agitate AMP China fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
Asian hedge fund manager LIM Advisors called for shareholder action to force AMP Capital to take steps to narrow the 26% discount on its China Growth Fund. LIM Advisors said it will call an extraordinary general meeting to take the matter to unitholders ...

Advice firm pays penalty for misleading claims

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
Sydney advice boutique Omniwealth Services has paid a $10,200 penalty for making misleading advertising claims on its website. On a page explaining the advantages of investing in property via a self-managed super fund (SMSF), Omniwealth compared the ...

Companies failing to meet ATO benchmark

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
This week the ATO launched a tax control and governance framework and companies will be expected to comply or explain why they are not doing so. KPMG has carried out continuous self-assessment surveys, both at Australian and international level on companies' ...

Gold's no longer gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
Well they tried, and they tried, and they tried, but it seems that there's just no bringing back gold's shine. Gold was hit for six - that is, prices dropped for a sixth consecutive day overnight - down to a low of US$1,088.05 per ounce (the lowest ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher after gains on US and European markets after Greece made massive loan repayments to creditors and reopened its banks. At 0814 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was up 10 ...

Class partners actuarial certificate provider

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
Class, the company behind cloud-based SMSF tool Class Super, has partnered with actuarial certification firm Lime Actuarial. Actuarial certificates are generally required for SMSFs that pay a pension income stream and have an accumulation interest. ...

Philanthropic LICs a triple win: Wilson

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
Philanthropic listed investment companies (LICs) are unique to Australia and represent a win for investors, fund managers and charities, Future Generation founder Geoff Wilson said. The Future Generation Investment Fund (FGX) is a $200 million fund ...

Passive strategies benefit active managers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
Investors' shift towards passive and smart beta strategies is a great trend for active managers, according to Standard Life Investments (SLI) head of global equities Mikhail Zverev. "It is very strange to see an active manager saying that we quite like ...

Lonsec recommends BetaShares' Nasdaq ETF

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
Lonsec has given BetaShares' Nasdaq 100 ETF a Recommended rating. It's the first ETF listed on the ASX which tracks the Nasdaq-100 index, and was launched in May. Lonsec recommended it based on its ability to give Australian retail investors access ...