Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 1781 - 1790 of 3211 results for "Scheme"

American IRAs not super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... with deciding whether an IRA is a foreign superannuation fund and whether proposed payment from an IRA would be seen as a scheme payment in the nature of super upon retirement or death. Special counsel at Townsends Business & Corporate Lawyers, Michael ...

Prime Value launches fund for SIVs, SMSFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
... launched a fund that targets self-managed super funds (SMSFs) and foreign investors under the Significant Investor Visa (SIV) scheme. The Prime Value Cash Plus Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of income-producing securities and seeks to outperform ...

Government could force QIC to fund Queensland infra

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
... examine "ways for Queenslanders to invest in Queensland." "This due diligence work may include enabling the defined benefit scheme to invest in growing Queensland infrastructure through our energy GOCs [government-owned corporations]," he continued. ...

Queensland director banned for two years

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015
... Act. However, as the fundraising approached the limits of the exemption, he arranged for the investors in the unregistered scheme to be "transitioned" into the registered Paladin Monetizer Fund. This transition was not effective and as a result, the ...

Australian Defence Force offered super fund choice

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
... government last month and announced in the 2014-15 federal budget. The legislation establishes a new military superannuation scheme for ADF members and accompanies legislation enabling ADF members to work part time. To be known as ADF Super, ADF members ...

VFMC appoints new chairman

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
... the investment of over $50 billion for Victorian public sector clients including the Emergency Services Superannuation Scheme, WorkSafe Victoria, TAC and the Victorian Managed Insurance Authority. The announcement was made by Victorian Treasurer Tim ...

TCorp becomes $70bn investment giant

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
NSW Treasury Corporation (TCorp) has become one of Australia's top 10 asset managers after State Super outsourced its funds management activities to the now $70 billion investment giant. This is the latest phase of an amalgamation process that started ...

PROFILE: EISS chief executive Alex Hutchison

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... executive positions in financial services were generally appointed from prominent sales men and women. Energy Industry Super Scheme (EISS) chief executive, Alex Hutchison, is of a different breed. As a former federal police officer he saw many shades ...

SMSF investors reducing cash and shares

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
Self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) investors are reducing holdings in cash and term deposits and listed shares according to the latest data from OneVue. Reduction rates in these investment classes have slowed over the past two years yet they still ...

Super tax concession savings not overly generous: NAB

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
... been paid on an individual's ordinary income - implying that the bank supports the now abondoned low income super rebate scheme. "Tax rules within super should be consistent with tax rules outside super but at a different rate. If this is not true, then ...