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ETFs tough to white label

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2010
Following the rising interest in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) in Australia, some financial planning groups are considering having their own branded ETFs - but that could be hard to do in practice due to structural issues, according to one ETF expert. ...

HOSTPLUS and ME Bank open shop

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2010
HOSTPLUS and ME Bank have opened a full service retail outlet on the Gold Coast, marking the super fund and the bank's foray into providing traditional banking services - but with superannuation advice available, too, if their customers request it. ...

Asgard makes tax time easier for planners

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
... lump sum withdrawal). Investors will also only need to provide Asgard with a single dollar amount for the total amount they plan to claim as a tax deduction, instead of having to break up the amount they intend to claim across multiple contributions. ...

QIC adopts lifecycle investing

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
QIC will offer super funds lifecycle investing strategies to improve retirement outcomes for members. Dynamic lifecycle strategies constantly adjust throughout a member's life, focusing on the investment returns required to meet a member's real retirement ...

Legalsuper attracts record inflows

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
Legalsuper attracted 52 per cent more non-employer contribution transfers from other super funds than in the previous financial year. Andrew Proebstl, chief executive at legalsuper, said the fund's total non-employer contributions had risen by 21 per ...

Central plank of Cooper Review is MySuper

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
Following a year-long study on the efficiency of the superannuation system, the Cooper Review panel recommended the Government introduce a new default fund option for the masses to be called 'MySuper', a simple solution with dramatic consequences. The ...

Ban insurance commissions in super: Cooper

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
Commissions should be banned on all insurance products in super, including group risk and personal insurance, according to the Cooper Review's final report. Members can generally access insurance through super, and they continue to have cover without ...

Perennial ramps up international business strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
Perennial Investment Partners has appointed an international business development manager to gain more UK, US and Middle Eastern clients. Michael Crivelli, executive chair at Perennial, said a number of the fund manager's boutique strategies are highly ...

Count buys stakes in Victorian and NSW practices

PRESS RELEASES  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
Count Financial subsidiary, Countplus, has bought stakes in two more businesses for just under $1 million in cash and shares. Countplus bought a 25 per cent share in Melbourne-based Kidmans Partners, an accounting and financial services firm with a ...

The disappearing act of lose-lose funds

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
... This week, UK-based CREATE-Research released a new study that revealed how investors representing US$29.1 trillion of funds plan to grow their business in the next three years. The study, commissioned by Citi's Global Transaction Services and Principal ...