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Trust tax reform can be split

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
... "The Government has decided to develop the new tax system for MITs alongside the reforms to Division 6 [Income Tax Assessment Act 1936]," Bradbury said. "It makes sense to progress these reforms together to provide more certainty for managed investment ...

Super funds cautioned on climate risk

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
Super funds need to be more informed on where and how to evaluate climate change related risk and return within a portfolio, according to a recent industry report. The report, conducted by Mercer is based on responses from asset owners and managers ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
... set to open higher following Wall Street's positive lead after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke gave a gloomy assessment of the US economy. At 0800 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was up eight points at 4,114. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
... the local earnings season, he said. US stocks closed higher after Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke gave a gloomy assessment of the economy to Congress and said the Fed would act if the situation gets worse. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
... set to open higher following Wall Street's positive lead after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke gave a gloomy assessment of the US economy. At 0800 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was up eight points at 4,114. ...

Mercer expands local Sentinel team

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
Mercer Investments has expanded its local Sentinel team with four new hires and a transfer from its US operations. The move comes after the recent appointment of Robin Solomon as leader of Mercer Sentinel in Asia Pacific following the departure of partner ...

Centralised portfolios better for tax

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
... have done, but how you pay them, and that's where after tax returns are more important than before tax returns. "The assessment and reporting of manager returns has essentially been before tax. when asset managers are reported as doing better than an ...

Centro settlement approved

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
The Federal Court in Melbourne this morning approved the $200 million class-action settlement to more than 5000 Centro investors from Centro and its former auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers. Justice John Middleton said he found the settlement fair and ...

Towers Watson expands Aus investment team

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
... recruitments to Towers Watson's Australian investment team in the past year. Towers Watson Investment provides risk assessment, strategic asset allocation and investment manager selection. It is a division of Towers Watson's Risk and Financial Services ...

Lonsec changes index funds research process

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... "Once an index fund has passed Lonsec's initial research screens, funds will be assessed by conducting a peer relative assessment of people and resources, investment process, liquidity and performance," added Elsworth. van Eyk initiated coverage of exchange ...