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ATO sends warning to super fund trustees

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2008
... portfolio to avoid raising their tax costs. Michael D'Ascenzo, ATO tax commissioner, said the ATO was concerned that superannuation assets are not being properly valued and expenses are not being recorded correctly. "We are concerned about contributions ...

Asset signs on IFFP

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2008
... employed Industry Fund Financial Planning (IFFP) to supply single issue advice to its members. The $1.45 billion superannuation fund previously used financial planning firms Money Solutions and Centric Wealth for its seminars and advice services, but ...

East Timor Petroleum fund signs JPMorgan

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2008
JPMorgan extends its custodial reach in Asia-Pacific after being chosen by East Timor's Banking & Payments Authority of Timor-Leste (BPA) as global custodian and administrator for the $3 billion Petroleum Fund. The BPA is the operational manager of ...

Aus and NZ fund issuance better under MRSO

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
... from the new changes, the regime will also cover managed investment schemes. However the changes do not apply to superannuation or life insurance policies - two segments that have traditionally been quite different between the two countries. The MRSO ...

Pentafin joins personal super crowd

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
Pentafin is tackling the personal superannuation market with a new product within its OneVue suite. A key part of this new offering includes Ingevity's Longevity Insurance, a relatively new "income for life" concept which allows retirees to access their ...

QIC appoints ex-Deutsche exec

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
Industry superannuation fund QIC has appointed Stuart Jordan as senior portfolio manager, Australian equities (small companies). Jordan, who has 20 years equity market experience, will head up QIC's internally managed small companies capability. Prior ...

van Eyk wary of boutique performance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
Investment research firm, van Eyk remains pessimistic on the growing number of investment corporate and independent boutiques ability to outperform during volatile equity markets as the investment manager talent pool shrinks. Nigel Douglas, van Eyk ...

Industry funds steering clear of FHSAs

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
... accounts to be offered by APRA regulated approved deposit-taking institutions, life companies and public offer superannuation funds (referred to as RSE licensees). First Home Saver Accounts, to be introduced after October 1, will provide a 17 per cent ...

ING IM funds 'on hold' after departures

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2008
Standard & Poor's placed an 'on hold' rating on various ING Investment Management's funds after four Australian equities portfolio managers, including two directors, resigned from the firm. Departing directors, Paul Cuddy and Mark East as well as two ...

ASSET Super appoints Mercer

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2008
Multi-industry superannuation fund ASSET Super has appointed Mercer Investment Consulting as their new asset consultant. The 114,000-member super fund which has $1.4 billion under management invited seven organisations to tender for the asset consulting ...