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ECT assessments spike on government cap decision

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
The number of Excess Contributions Tax notices issued in the 2009-10 financial year has spiked by almost 296%, according the latest statistical update from the ATO. The sharp incline from 15, 315 assessments issued in 2008-09 to 45,330 in 2009-10 is ...

Govt bonds reach $237bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
Australian commonwealth government bonds on issue have reached $237 billion, ranking approximately 100 from the world's 230 economies. Treasury bonds make up 87% of this total, indexed and non-indexed treasury notes 6% each with 1% in other securities ...

HIP Super members get access to Best Doctors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
Boutique industry fund HIP Super has pulled off a major coup and formed a partnership with the MLC Best Doctors service, claiming the deal was only possible because of its small size. MLC's Best Doctors is an exclusive service run out of the Harvard ...

More infra investors going direct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
Infrastructure investors are increasingly attracted to direct structures, signalling a move away from listed vehicles. A survey released by the alternatives investment research group Preqin found that 89% of top 100 infrastructure investors that represent ...

China FUM rise challenges Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
Australia and Japan currently make up half the Asia region mutual fund market, but China's rapid rise could change the dynamic and create new opportunities for investment managers able to tailor their distribution models. Mutual fund assets across the ...

Cayman Islands hedge fund reforms on-track

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
Cayman Islands is extending the deadline for hedge fund operators to register their master funds, showing how delicate the balance is between improving financial regulation in the country, while not driving away hedge fund operators. The reforms follow ...

Large funds outperform: APRA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
APRA has entered the argument over fund scale, releasing research that finds larger funds outperform smaller ones. The study analysed 280 super funds, covering not-for-profit and retail fund segments. "Fund size has a positive impact on the performance ...

SEC triggers industry protest storm

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
A proposal in the US by the Securities Exchange Commission, to effectively regulate money market mutual funds as if they were banks, has triggered a storm of outrage with claims it could destroy sections of the investment industry. The proposals to ...

Flawed assumptions pushing RRR too high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
Superannuation advocates' claims that SG contribution rates need to keep rising to fund retirement income replacement ratios of up to 70% might be based on flawed assumptions. Debate among financial planners in the US on retirement income replacement ...

ETP growth attracts IOSCO concerns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
Rapid growth in Exchange Traded Products and growing concern about new synthetic variants has prompted international financial regulators to issue a discussion paper on whether and how the sector should be regulated. Exchange Traded Products (ETP) include ...