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CGT relief passes House of Reps

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... gains tax relief extension to pass before moving ahead with mergers with AGEST Super and the IBM corporate superannuation plan. AGEST Super's merger with the country's largest fund will ensure it can meet its liabilities, as a large number of its clients ...

GMO shuts Aus equities

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
Boston-based fund manager GMO has shut down its Australian equities strategy. Despite confirming the closure, the fund manager is giving no further comment at this stage on the rationale behind the decision. Rainmaker research puts funds under management ...

Trio super victims receive compensation

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... government is granting the financial assistance to members of four APRA regulated funds, including the Astarra Superannuation Plan, the Astarra Personal Pension Plan, the My Retirement Plan and the Employers Federation of NSW Superannuation Plan. The ...

AMP lands first $30m mandate in new fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
... has scored its first institutional mandate, investing $30 million for Western Australian Local Government Superannuation Plan, while a retail fund may also be on the cards. The fund offers a flexible allocation between growth and defensive asset classes ...

Boutique focus with new super product: Bendigo Wealth

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
... flexible insurance options. The Bendigo SmartStart Super, to be launched on October 1, is an accumulation superannuation plan that advisers can alter to suit the needs of their clients along with the option to add their own optional advice fees. Among ...

Former AIST chief takes on age discrimination

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
Former president of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), Susan Ryan has been appointed as the new age discrimination commissioner. The role will be allocated $4 million over four years through the Australian Human Rights Commission. ...

SMEs turning to advice, slowly

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
Most small business owners are unhappy with their retirement savings plans and are increasingly seeking advice, even from financial advisers, reveals research from accounting group Bird Cameron. The Bird Cameron 'Think Big' study of small business attitudes ...

CFS builds in corporate super

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
... head of super, product and Investment services. "Employers now have the opportunity to grow the size of their superannuation plan as well as increase the funds under management because terminating employees and their spouses can stay within their existing ...

$55 million for Trio super fraud victims

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
... Services Minister, Bill Shorten deemed they were entitled to under superannuation law. The funds are- Astarra Superannuation Plan, Astarra Personal Pension Plan, My Retirement Plan and the Employers Federation of NSW Superannuation Plan. "The public ...

Former Astarra investment manager pleads guilty

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2011
... receiving disclosed payments in his role as investment manager of the Astarra Strategic Fund (ASF) and Astarra Superannuation Plan (ASP), and that he knowingly made materially misleading statements about the value of investments made by the ASF. Following ...