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Debt ceiling forces US Treasury to suspend TSP contribs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
Members of the US federal government and uniformed employees Thrift Savings Plan have had employer contributions into US government securities suspended as part the US Treasury's plan to avoid breaching the debt ceiling. The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) ...

Hunter Hall repositions fund

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
... are run by Hunter Hall] could benefit from some more oversight," Deverall explained. These changes are part of a broader plan that Deverall announced towards the end of last year, after he came on board at Hunter Hall and spoke with staff and clients ...

New hires in AuSuper's internal team

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013
AustralianSuper has beefed up its internal investment team with four new hires, who will oversee Australian equities, infrastructure, property and investment operations at the $55 billion industry super fund. The fund said that the four senior investment ...

AMP names new Genesys boss

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013
AMP Financial Services has appointed Paul Robertson as managing director of Genesys Wealth Advisers. Robertson was previously chief executive of Tynan Mackenzie and was heavily involved in integrating the business with ipac following a merger. Prior ...

SPAA backs limited recourse borrowing rule changes

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2013
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia has backed the government's plan to redefine limited recourse borrowing arrangements as financial products. Based on proposed changes, only fully-licensed financial planners would be able to advise on ...

Qsuper to champion tailored options

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2013
A recent move to individually tailor the investments of a Queensland Government super fund is a sign of things to come, said an industry expert. Qsuper, which invests nearly $40 billion dollars worth of retirement savings for Queensland Government employees ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2013
... billions of dollars. The yen came under fresh selling pressure after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe outlined his economy-boosting plan. However, the latest inflation data out of China didn't impress investors as much as the better-than-expected trade figures ...

ASX favourites likely to dish more cash in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013
Despite the recent stock market spike, 2013 will see asset managers and the wealth creation industry as a whole continue to pursue risk-averse dividend equity strategies, according to Lincoln Indicators' Dennis Ng, who says special dividends may be ...

Advisers at risk over asset-based fees

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2013
Advisers might need to change the way that they charge asset-based fees, which can create conflicts of interest, said finance consulting group The Fold. While the Federal Government's Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms have done a clean-sweep ...

Half of adviser practices in poor health: Securitor

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2013
... values. Also highlighted was the fall in the percentage of firms with a documented value proposition and an effective business plan and those using external guidance since 2010. In addition, the report found that 61% of practices say their range of products ...