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School's in for hedge funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
The University of Pennsylvania and New York University have been ranked the top universities for breaking into the US hedge funds industry. Global hedge funds are estimated to now be running $2 trillion worldwide. In Australia they run approximately ...

SMSFs stockpiling cash, weighted to banks

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
Self-managed super funds have been stockpiling cash in the three months to June reflecting a cautious attitude to the stockmarket among trustees, a new survey has said. Cash holdings for the 1600 SMSFs administered by self-managed super administration ...

Time for super to step up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
Australia's superannuation asset pool has grown to be one of the nation's major macroeconomic advantages and it's time for the sector to take an investment and economic leadership position, said David Whiteley, chief executive of the Industry Super ...

AMP embeds AXA management into new structure

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
AMP again vowed to put quality financial advice at its heart after establishing a new eight division business structure for AMP Financial Services (AFS). AMP has put a new management team in place, effective August 1, ahead of its results announcement ...

Investor eyes fixing on fixed interest

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
Demand for investments that deliver stable reliable income streams will push demand for inflation linked bonds, said a fixed interest manager trying to cash in on the sector. Omega Global Investors, a boutique manager part owned by the Macquarie group ...

Govt invites input on move to halve tax on savings

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
Financial advisers, superannuation funds and funds managers have the chance to comment on the Federal Government proposal to halve taxes on interest income. Minister for Financial Services Bill Shorten has released a discussion paper outlining the move ...

VicSuper upgrades with AXA insurance

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
VicSuper has upgraded its insurance agreement with AXA Australia, building more group insurance and income protection into the offering for the super fund's 250,000 members. The new agreement between VicSuper and AXA will see the fund's members receive ...

Yale returns tough to replicate: academic

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
Super funds modeling their investment strategies on the highly successful Yale Endowment Fund should be careful, warns an academic. The Yale Endowment Fund (YEF) is famous for the high returns it achieves from investment in private equity funds, returns ...

NGS Super sharpens planning focus

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
NGS Super plans to increase the take up of financial advice among its members by appointing three specialist consultants to improve education and establish an online advice model. The fund has appointed Andrew Dunkerley as manager of financial advice ...

SMSFs may be banned from buying shares off-market

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
Self-managed super funds will be banned from buying or selling assets to related parties in off-market transfers if the Government adopts Stronger Super recommendations currently being considered. The proposed ban would mean that SMSFs would have to ...