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Legg Mason Real Income Fund rated Highly Recommended

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
Legg Mason's Australian Real Income Fund has received the rating of 'Highly Recommended' by research house Lonsec. Lonsec awarded the 'Highly Recommend' rating, in part, for the "improved resourcing and skills of the investment team responsible for ...

PJC releases MySuper report

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
... receiving 18 submissions from industry on the Bill and holding a public hearing at the start of the month, the PJC also recommended that APRA should be allowed to grant a "grace period" of up to six months for large employers whose member fund numbers ...

FirstMac fixed income fund 'Recommended'

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
FirstMac Limited's fixed income managed fund, FirstMac High Livez, has been rated 'Recommended' by Zenith Investment Partners and will be included on their recommended list of products. The fund was launched in early 2011 and provides retail access ...

AFA urges Independents to help change FOFA

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
... the legislation as its stands. It followed the Parliamentary Joint Committee's (PJC) 220 page report on FOFA, which recommended the legislation come into effect on July 1 as planned. "It was disappointing to see how [the PJC] have ignored consistent ...

Retirement not an automatic trigger for defensive strategies

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... trigger to adopt defensive strategies. With the Age Pension in place as a safety net for retirees, Towers Watson has recommended through its own analysis that the use of risk parity funds or the principles behind them are a means to give investors a ...

FOFA provisions will go ahead: PJC

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... despite industry calls for a delay to the start of FOFA implementations, provisions will go ahead as planned. However it recommended an independent review of the implementation process. Recommendation 15 said the review should comment constructively ...

Social media an important tool for advisers

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
... said it was vital for advisers to think about their objectives, and what they need it for. On the time issue, Young recommended making social media a "habit". "... making it part of your day to day in small chunks, strategically using it rather than ...

New tax proposals aim to consolidate lost super

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
New tax laws being recommended to Parliament look set to benefit people who have rediscovered lost super balances in various funds. The House of Representatives economics committee is urging MPs to adopt the bill, aimed at simplifying super consolidation ...

APRA MySuper changes burden for industry

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
... need to determine whether more than 500 employees are contributing to any one fund," said the FSC submission, which recommended employee numbers as the basis for the large employer definition.

Lloyd new Perpetual CEO, Ryan steps down

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
... months notice upon cessation of his employment, in accordance with contractual provisions. Equity researchers have recommended a hold on Perpetual stock with the suggestion of more aggressive cost savings under Lloyd's leadership and the potential for ...