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Back to school on finance

BlackRock's chief executive Laurence Fink and his wife Lori have donated US$10 million to UCLA to fund academic research that could help explain the changing world of finance post sub-prime. Fink is an alumnus of UCLA and is currently the chair of UCLA's ...

Aviva super gives $800 tax refund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008
... (Aviva) general manager of wealth management products, said the pension product enhanced the tax effectiveness of superannuation. "Last year was a year of good returns which means that this year the tax refunds have been flowing through to pensions," ...

Less clients, larger loan sizes

Margin lending is still the most popular form of gearing used by brokers for their clients and while the numbers are down, loan sizes are up. The findings came from the latest Colonial Geared Investments/Investment Trends Margin Lending: Broker Report ...

Retail and not-for-profit trustees are different

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2008
... the most authoritative and comprehensive research of its type into governance practices within Australia's major superannuation funds. "The research provides the superannuation sector with some important insights into how trustees and boards are governing ...

Super SA and Bravura signs deal

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2008
... wealth management applications provider Bravura Solutions for a further three years. The South Australia-based superannuation fund has prolonged its ePASS contract and the use of the Members and Employer modules with Bravura. The software will be used ...

Foreign Exempt rules under review

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
... growing the international side of ASX-listed equities so that our market keeps pace with the growth in Australian superannuation," said ASX general manager equity markets, Richard Murphy. Market feedback will be sought until 31 May 2008, with final arrangements ...

AXA appoints group insurance head

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
... Stephen Rosengren, moved to head of individual life. Prior to this position, Bergin worked as head of Employee Superannuation Sales at ING and national distribution manager of Business Superannuation at Asgard Wealth Solutions. Bergin said AXA needed ...

SMSF trustees wise up

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
Partners Superannuation Services research has found one in 12 self managed super funds (SMSF) continue to break Australian Tax Office (ATO) rules, but the range of non-compliance offenses had tapered. The SMSF research is based on an audit of almost ...

BT Super for Life wins clients

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
... Super for Life members are able to top up their super by converting reward points from Westpac credit cards to superannuation savings. In addition, BT Super for Life includes no commission, establishment, contribution, withdrawal, termination or switching ...

QIC breaks away from asset norm

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
QIC, a top institutional fund manager with over $70 billion in assets under management, has restructured its business along three lines, based on alpha, beta and capital management, as opposed to traditional asset classes. Following the restructure ...