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SMSFs beware the taxman

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
... 30 this year, and based on past experience of the tax office, many fledgling trustees will fail to comply with superannuation law. Vanguard wrote in its newsletter that new trustees, having to confront the most severe economic downturn in memory, will ...

Rollover easier at Sunsuper

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
The $11.6 billion Sunsuper has unveilled a new online rollover fund tool in an effort to encourage members to consolidate their super. The online rollover tool allows members to transfer their super from another fund to Sunsuper in five to ten minutes. ...

Super changes hit retirees

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2009
... will be hit hardest by the Federal Government's changes to super, according to Martin Murden, director of Partners Superannuation Services. According to Murden self-funded retirees are among a select few who don't hold out their hands for a government ...

Active manager mandates to increase: Mercer

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2009
... mispricing". "That can be exploited by smart active managers," said Eagleton. Eagleton's comments follow a recent bout of superannuation funds which have consolidated active manager mandates to tighten up their manager line up, and the increasing number ...

IFSA launches superannuation Charter

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2009
... redefine wealth management industry practices. The "historic charter [will] create a fairer and more competitive superannuation system for all Australians," said an upbeat IFSA. The Charter's key elements are expected to be well received by consumers ...

T. Rowe Price to grow retail presence

MICHELLE BALTAZAR AND RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
... super funds, with more than 30 institutional clients in its books including AustralianSuper, Care Super and REST Superannuation. The group however has a relatively unknown status among retail investors - but that could soon change, said Murray Brewer ...

CSRF lends more weight to domestic equities

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
Following its latest asset allocation review, the $2.9 billion-plus Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund (CSRF) is set to introduce a "bias to Australian shares" across all its investment options bar one, at the expense of international equities. ...

CalPERS ploughs more into private equity

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
The $231 billion CalPERS is putting more funds into private equity and global fixed income, but is raising its cash targets. The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) said it is increasing the target allocation for its Alternative ...

Super is a good idea but needs fixing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
Superannuation is a good idea but the design of the system to implement it is regressive and flawed, argues Julian Disney, social justice law professor and long time researcher and campaigner on equity issues. Disney said the difficulty is that while ...

Asset Super completes intl mandates review

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2009
Asset Super has made sweeping changes to its international equities and bonds mandates, dropping seven out of eight international equities fund managers and appointing nine new mandates across both asset classes. Asset Super has discontinued mandates ...