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Treasury proposes tax relief for merging super funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
The government finally looks set to provide capital gains taxation relief for merging super funds after years of pressure from the superannuation industry. This week Treasury has released a consultation paper recommending concrete amendments to the ...

Bespoke approach key to keeping mandates: Acadian

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
... stay in the game, according to Acadian head of investments in Australia David Walsh. Walsh said the move among larger super funds towards more in house investment capabilities does not necessarily spell doom for fund managers, but it means they must ...

Legg Mason receives first mFund inflow

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
Legg Mason has received its first inflow through ASX's mFund one day after listing six funds on the settlement service. The first investment was in the Western Asset Australian Bond Trust, and came through online broker Bell Direct. Legg Mason's other ...

Someone mentioned the "S-word" on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014

Unconstrained fixed income funds gaining institutional support

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
As central banks grapple with quantitative easing and markets look towards a period of instability, institutional investors are rethinking traditional fixed income approaches. Henderson Global Investors head of fixed income Phil Apel told Financial ...

How to understand emerging markets

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... in that they tend to create a less volatile economic environment," he said. "As a result, smart money - sovereign wealth funds in particular - are seeking a more focused exposure to this region."

ASIC bans person who made false Facebook investment claims

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... was not of good fame or character." ASIC found that Sappideen persuaded investors to invest $500,000 but did not use the funds for the deal involving Facebook because it "never existed." According to ASIC Sappideen created false emails and trading statements ...

HESTA CEO calls for carbon pricing

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... about risk and return to our members. Each investment opportunity is evaluated on its own merit and compared to traditional funds that are not part of the low carbon transition. To date, the Fund has invested over half a billion dollars in environmentally ...

Super funds launch mental-illness claims benchmark

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
... research, which was conducted in association with IFS Insurance Solutions, looks at the claims experience of 13 industry super funds relating to death claims due to suicide, and total and permanent disability (TPD) and income protection (IP) claims due ...

Govt to amend fund merger tax laws

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
... integrity rule will not be triggered when superannuation benefits are rolled over to another fund as part of a merger between funds." Submissions regarding the proposed legislation close on 20 October.