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Charter Hall targets advisers with SMA

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
... adviser appetite for direct portfolios. Reliance Investment Management will manage the portfolio of A-Reits, with a recommended rating from Lonsec, while Mason Stevens will operate the SMA. "The dual launch reflects the changing business models of advisers ...

Ministers backed to raise super contribution

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
... than other those in a similar profession who doesn't have the same benefits. The Baptist Union of NSW and ACT has now recommended the contribution for Baptist pastors to be increased to 11 per cent to address this shortfall. Seven Christian super funds ...

Fund managers follow the herd

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... Google, Hewlett Packard, Johnson & Johnson and Wells Fargo. Nine large cap funds made the highest rating of "highly recommended" in the review, including the Aberdeen International Equity Fund which was upped from recommended. Only one quantitative fund ...

Perpetual to debut global resources

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
... Macquarie Wrap, and Bruce hopes it will be on a number of other platforms later this year. Lonsec and Zenith rate it 'recommended' while S&P has given it a three-star rating. Bruce said the product suits investors who want exposure to emerging markets ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
... Other European markets posted similar modest losses. In London, the banks were in focus after a government commission recommended reforms to prevent the need for any more state bailout, chief among them separating retail from investment banking. The ...

Hands off collectables: SISFA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... left in the investment mix. The Government is seeking to introduce new rules on collectables after the Cooper review recommended they should not be permitted as SMSF investments. They are concerned that members may receive personal benefit from the assets ...

ASX eyes merger alternatives

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... with SGX on other forms of combination and co-operation)," it stated. On October 25 2010, the ASX board unanimously recommended the ASX-SGX merger proposal to its shareholders highlighting the business logic of increased scale and integration with Asian ...

Super policies shortchange women

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
... component to paid parental leave; and the abolition of the $450 monthly income superannuation threshold. AIST also recommended the government give a $2000 'return-to-work' super bonus for those who have been out of paid work for a long time. Of those ...

Blue-collar workers shun advice: survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
... can experience exacerbated financial stress by being unable to service these high interest loans/credit." The study recommended that financial stress actually be recognised as a public health issue, and enhancing financial literacy at the community l ...

Flare up over MoneySmart

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
... MoneySmart website, launched this week, has already sparked up old flames between super funds and advisers when the site recommended consumers choose advisers who work on a fee-for-service basis. "In our opinion, the fee-for-service model is generally ...