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Call for new generation annuities

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... an effort to stem financial shortage issues arising from Australia's ageing population, the Actuaries Institute has recommended that proposed tax disincentives on deferred lifetime annuities be culled to allow local market use along with new generation ...

ASIC continues Trio crackdown

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... acted as the investment manager of ARP, a managed investment scheme of Trio Capital. In this role he identified and recommended investments for ARP and its predecessor, Professional Pensions Pooled Superannuation Trust (PPPST). Maher received undisclosed ...

Risk focus needed for sustainable investing: MLC

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
... benefits for bond investors to date, future returns will be significantly less," said Karagianis. Instead, MLC has recommended investors begin blending sophisticated investment strategies for a longer term return outlook, such as increasing a portfolios ...

SMSFs shift focus to property

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
... titles attached and the use of holdings trusts for asset purchases and the GST concern with regular adviser reviews recommended. "Trustees and/or their advisers need to connect the inflows and outflows to the internal rate of return calculation - for ...

Default super inquiry receives positive response

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
... ensure members best interests' are represented in relation to their default fund, the government said. The inquiry was recommended by the Cooper review in 2009, which found that consumers "rely heavily on the default superannuation system to act on their ...

PJC: Government needs to re-think payday reforms

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
... proposed caps would affect the viability of short-term lending. The PJC inquiry, chaired by Labor MP Bernie Ripoll, has recommended the government review the proposals, describing the proposed caps on payday lending fees and charges as "unworkable." ...

Bennelong awarded 'recommended' rating by Lonsec.

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2011
The Bennelong Australian Equity Fund has been awarded a 'recommended' rating by Lonsec. Over the two-year period ending September 2011, the Fund outperformed the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index by 2.6% per annum (after fees), "clearly outperforming the ...

Ripoll defends FOFA integrity

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2011
... providing advice will be more affordable and accessible." Senator Mathias Cormann responded that the Ripoll enquiry never recommended opt-in or a ban on insurance commissions inside super. "Since Bernie Ripoll's inquiry was recorded the Governments agenda ...

Planners lack social media commitment

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
... really excited about social media, but within a few weeks they aren't finding the results they want and give up." Stagg recommended planners improve their approach, including checking out competing planner social media profiles while familiarising themselves ...

Lonsec hands Solaris top rating

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
... Boutique Australian equities manager Solaris Investment Management's Core Australian Equity Fund has received a 'Highly Recommended' rating from Lonsec. The rating applies to both the retail and performance fee option, which are style neutral strategies ...