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Funds management

Investors opting for negatively geared direct property are taking a large position on the likely outcome of a single investment despite the risks and up-front losses inhe...

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Financial planning

The expected 2013 Budget cuts to the Public Service may encompass APRA and ASIC....

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Policy & Regulation

ATO to ask individuals and advisers to explain offshore tax structures. ...

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Editorial

With shrinking planner interest and very few product suppliers left in the market, the reverse mortgage sector is screaming for attention, Andrew Tsanadis writes. ...

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Superannuation

Assuming the Government's proposed changes to superannuation become law, they are likely to have a significant impact on certain super fund members. DBA Lawyers' Daniel B...

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Financial planning

Specialist financial services software provider Bravura Solutions last week announced it had secured a five-year agreement with an existing government superannuation clie...

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Superannuation

Asset managers need to figure out how they can get involved in the booming SMSF sector, according to Bennelong Funds Management's Jarrod Brown....

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Financial planning

Superannuation and investment software provider Financial Synergy has signaled it is close to releasing an updated version of its Acurity administration platform....

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Financial planning

End of financial year is always a busy period for financial planners, but it also represents a big client engagement opportunity, writes Janine Mace....

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Financial planning

The end of a financial year is a period when planners rush to help their clients with tax strategies, but as Janine Mace reports, it is important they focus on their own ...

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Financial planning

Although it seems to have been going on forever, the saga of financial planners and the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 (TASA) seems to be finally reaching a crescendo. ...

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Financial planning

BGL enters into arrangement with RP Data to provide automated property data to SMSFs. ...

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Financial planning

Superfund Wholesale has announced the launch of a new cloud-based app designed to help financial advisers establish SMSFs in 20 minutes or less. ...

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Superannuation

BGL Corporate Solutions enters into partnership with RP Data to offer automated property data to SMSFs....

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Superannuation

In light of the new rules coming into force on 1 July, David Court provides a list of the changes and a reminder of one that will not be happening. ...

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