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Tyndall mulls World Equities retail launch

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
... to look at other avenues and we believe the SMSF market, and growing assets under management more generally in superannuation, offer an excellent opportunity," Ostergaard said that discussions were preliminary and a launch date had not been set. The ...

AQUA II poses a challenge to wraps

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
... launch date in early 2014. Fund managers will welcome this news, as it potentially opens them up to the self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) sector. Senior consultant at Tria Investment Partners Oliver Hesketh said there was "absolutely no shortage" ...

FIRST Super questions fairness of Coalition's super board quota policy

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... executive Bill Watson has cast doubt over the legitimacy of the Coalition's policy to impose quotas on industry superannuation fund boards. "As far as I'm aware, for publicly listed companies there's not a requirement that there be 'x' number of independent ...

Who will fill the SMSF education gap?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
The expansion of the self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) market is posing new challenges in the education of financial advisers, according to Liz Ward, education manager at the SMSF Professionals Association of Australia (SPAA). Ward said more and ...

Big banks move into SBB space

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... New South Wales. The bond is expected to appeal to investors looking for socially responsible investments, and to superannuation funds offering ethical investment options. The first SBB in Australia - the Newpin SBB - was issued earlier this year by ...

BUSSQ, Qantas, Suncorp get MySuper approval

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... billion in assets under management, the funds holding these authorisations represent about 55% of the assets in the superannuation market and more than nearly 12 million member accounts. The MySuper market now comprises one product from the corporate ...

Magellan eyes sophisticated investors with new fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
Magellan Asset Management is targeting small family offices, high net worth investors and self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) with the launch of a high conviction fund. The new fund will be launched on June 30 and it will be a concentrated fund ...

Former BT super head moves up Westpac ranks

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
A former BT head of Personal Superannuation has been appointed head of home ownership at Westpac. Described as a rising star by the media, Melanie Evans was previously chief of staff to the bank's financial services chief executive Brian Hartzer. Prior ...

FSC and ASFA to review SRM

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
The Financial Services Council (FSC) and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) are reviewing the Standard Risk Measure (SRM) a year after its launch. A full review and analysis of the first phase of the SRM has been scheduled for ...

Rice Warner nabs former Pillar COO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
Rice Warner Actuaries have beefed up their superannuation consulting practice with two key appointments. Former Pillar COO Gary Cox, will on focus on member service offerings, including online calculators, member benefit projections. He will also work ...