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AUI plans property trust merger

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
... allows FCT to effectively transfer its interests in both properties to OPF at an agreed valuation; which removes the reliance on the risks of a sale process, and involves no selling costs. Investors in FCT will be eligible to vote on the Proposal via ...

QE according to Yellen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... promote a more robust recovery. A strong recovery will ultimately enable the Fed to reduce its monetary accommodation and reliance on unconventional policy tools such as asset purchases. I believe that supporting the recovery today is the surest path ...

ASIC admits Commonwealth FP investigation was "not adequate"

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... practice in CFPL were unacceptable," the submission said. The regulator admitted that "it should not have placed as much reliance on CFP's ability to identify and rectify all of the problems in its advice business" and added that it reached this conclusion ...

Zenith recommends BT alpha fixed interest fund

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... conviction in the other team members being fully across the process," Zenith said. Zenith said that, due to the fund's reliance on volatility for high returns, in a low-volatility environment it could expect returns close to benchmark before management ...

Environmental trends a boost for Impax

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... Japan took all of its nuclear energy off line and Germany followed suit, pledging a scale-back in its nuclear energy reliance. "The policy ratchet continues to tighten but these surprises can throw up opportunities to position the portfolio as and when ...

Super assets up 15% to $1.5tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
... from employer contributions centred around the superannuation guarantee and default award arranagements. This stronger reliance on member contributions is why the seemingly unstoppable rise of SMSFs is a much bigger threat to retail funds than not-for-profit ...

Ex-drug dealers now hitting-up SMSFs: ACC

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... is no less serious than illegal drugs, money-laundering or street shootings. "We are seeing it cause hardship, and a reliance on the aged pension." Many of the schemes, Lacey said, act like legitimate investment businesses, putting out fake press releases ...

$18 billion super tax 'honey-pot' by 2020

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... Services Council (FSC) made 12 policy submissions to the 2013-14 federal budget, which it said are designed to reduce reliance on the Aged Pension and to alleviate pressure on the budget. After the submission was released, FSC chief executive John Brogden ...

LUCRF's new growth option targets lower volatility

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... markets than the typical superannuation fund. Rather than direct share exposure the 'Targeted Return' option has a stronger reliance on investments such as low risk infrastructure, absolute return strategies, credit instruments, loans, inflation hedging ...

Baby boomers stagger blindfold into retirement: REST

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
... proportion of baby boomers - around half - who don't expect to give up anything in retirement, especially given their expected reliance on the age pension. The survey also reveals a growing reliance on the family home to help close the retirement savings ...