SMSF auditor register is here

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ASIC’s registration of self-managed super fund (SMSF) auditors started 31 January 2013. Auditors doing SMSF audits can apply for registration online. The new register is part of the Australian Government’s... Read more continue reading

90 West Asset Management receives accessibility boost

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Australian-based global natural resource fund manager, 90 West Asset Management Ltd (90 West), today announced that its funds would now be available to a wider group of investors, thanks to... Read more continue reading

Auditors need to register early: SPAA

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The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) is urging auditors of self managed super funds (SMSFs) to register early with ASIC to ensure they can undertake SMSF audits from 1... Read more continue reading

Floods & the economy

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The floods across Queensland and northern NSW are currently estimated to cost the insurance industry around $126 million so far. And while estimates will change over time, these floods need... Read more continue reading

AUI appoints new BDM for NSW & ACT

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Australian Unity Investments (AUI) has appointed Shaun Thomas as NSW and ACT business development manager.  Mr Thomas joins AUI from HSBC Global Asset Management, where he was associate director –... Read more continue reading

Russell named 2012 Asia Transition Manager of the Year

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Global asset manager, Russell Investments has been named Asia Transition Manager of the Year at Asia Asset Management’s annual Best of the Best Awards in January of 2013. In 2012... Read more continue reading

Adviser product and marketing needs report

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Recently released, the 2012 Investment Trends Adviser Product & Marketing Needs Report examines Australian financial planners and their investment product needs, including cash, managed funds and ETFs. Weak capital gain... Read more continue reading

FPA: Expectations high for record new numbers to be set

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  The Financial Planning Association (FPA) welcomed news from the Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB) that the global number of CERTIFIED FINANICAL PLANNER® professionals grew by more than 8,000 last... Read more continue reading

Affinia kicks off 2013 with three senior hires

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TAL’s new risk-specialist dealer group, Affinia, today announces that it has hired three regional managers to help drive the group’s ambitious growth plans.  Jonathon Nguyen has joined the team as... Read more continue reading

Gold could lose its shine in 2013

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Ric Spooner from CMC suggests that  platinum may  recover ground against gold in 2013. 2013 should see platinum recover ground after falling to a 16 year low against its golden... Read more continue reading