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CGT relief paves way for super mergers

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
... fees and costs are lower. The tax relief announced today removes a barrier that would have prevented otherwise sound superfund mergers from proceeding," said the Minister. Under the tax relief, from June 1, 2012 to July 1, 2017, the Government will provide ...

Default super inquiry receives positive response

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
The government inquiry into the selection and ongoing assessment of default super funds has been broadly welcomed within the industry. Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten revealed on Friday that the Productivity Commission inquiry would start early ...

Australian Ethical Investment appoints executive director

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
Fund manager and superannuation provider Australian Ethical Investment has appointed former Lonsec distribution manager Steve Newnham executive director, business development. Newnham's appointment to the newly created position reflects Australian Ethical ...

Quantum launches US residential fund

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
... 10.3% which is slightly higher than the past ten year average of 9.66%, according to the US Census Bureau. The fund is superfund compliant and is open to both retail and wholesale investors and is targeting annual distributions to investors of 8-12% ...

SMSF cloud solution launched

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
... based, self-managed super fund business solution designed specifically for financial service providers has been launched. Superfund Wholesale is an automated setup and administration service for self managed super funds (SMSFs) designed for use by financial ...

superMate upgrades for SMSFs and advisers

LOREN RUGEBREGT  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... data entry so accountants and advisers can do actual client based work to maximise return. Supercorp also developed Superfund and SuperVisor II Superannuation Software. It has been providing SMSF software and administration for more than 20 years.

CFSGAM's tax solutions capture super flow

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011
... capital gains tax index, another example of super funds honing in on after tax returns. "Tax aware investments offer superfund members clear advantages over pre-tax returns, particularly in Australian equities, which make up a significant portion of ...

UniSuper keen to boost after-tax returns

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
... analysis. "We're seeing increased demand for after-tax solutions from clients and prospects as greater emphasis is placed on superfund transparency and accountability," said Detering. UniSuper has more than 420,000 members.

Apostle picks up $50m, signs H2O

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
Apostle Asset Management has secured a $50 million funding into Loomis Sayles and signed a new distribution partnership with London-based boutique, H2O Asset Management. Apostle, which has $5 billion in assets under management, said that an industry ...

Commercial property sales rebound: CBRE

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
Commercial property transactions above $5 million rebounded to $2.6 billion in the third quarter, up 268 per cent sequentially and up 75 per cent on last year, according to figures released by CB Richard Ellis. And while Australian super funds are dipping ...