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NSW universities face $4.3bn in super liabilities

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
The New South Wales auditor-general has cited a "critical need" for NSW universities to negotiate funding arrangements for superannuation liabilities with the Australian Government, after an audit of the state's 10 universities. The affected schemes ...

Government responds to proxy vote concerns

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
The Government has responded to stakeholder concerns regarding undirected proxy votes cast by the chair on executive remuneration resolutions. The Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Act 2011 passed ...

FOFA disadvantages early move on fee-for-service

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
Draft regulation released on grandfathering and conflicted remuneration this week, may disadvantage advisers who have already moved to a fee-for-service model in line with the new FOFA regime. Dante De Gori, general manager policy and government relations ...

Neuberger Berman expands team in Australia

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
Fund manager Neuberger Berman Australia has appointed Angelia Tonkin to the newly-created position of associate, to support the firm's distribution and client service activities. Prior to joining Neuberger Berman, Tonkin was with Hastings Funds Management ...

Tyndall scoops Causeway AM

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
Fund manager, Causeway Asset Management is joining Tyndall AM, adding alternate asset classes to the existing Tyndall Australian and international equities, fixed income and multi manager investments. The move follows the appointment of Mike Davis ...

Fidante Partners continues expansion with new hire

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
Fidante Partners, the boutique business division of Challenger Limited, has hired Brett Chatfield as an institutional business development manager, based in Melbourne. This is Fidante Partners' first new appointment since the business was separately ...

ATO clarifies borrowing issues for SMSFs

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
The Australian Tax Office has clarified what is meant by a 'single acquirable asset' and what constitutes repair or maintenance of an asset, according to the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia. The release of the Self Managed Superannuation ...

Research houses to step up transparency

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
There have been calls for more transparency and accountability in response to ASIC's consultation paper on the regulation of research report providers and research houses. Released in November last year, Consultation Paper 171, 'Strengthening the regulation ...

CFS chief executive Bissaker to depart

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
Colonial First State chief executive, Brian Bissaker will be leaving the Group following an internal review. In announcing the move, group executive, wealth management, Annabel Spring said changes to the business were due to regulatory impacts, the ...

Instos missing ETF options

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
Australian investors are unlikely to benefit from the expanding stable of actively managed ETFs in the US, potentially compounding opinion that the tool's use holds limited appeal for local instos. State Street's recent launch of three new products ...