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Plastics manufacturer launches $40m bond issue

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
Plastics manufacturer Integrated Packaging Group has launched a bond issue of $40 million, available to sophisticated investors and self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees. The four-year fixed rate senior unsecured issue is arranged by FIIG Securities ...

MySuper fees force super fund to exit high return strategy

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
The requirement to charge low fees under MySuper has forced one superannuation fund to exit a Principal Global Investments (PGI) strategy that had returned 13% over five years. PGI chief executive in Australia Grant Foster said that the super fund pulled ...

New SMSFs slowing as boomers retire

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
Net establishments of new self-managed super funds have steadily declined since mid-2014, according to ATO and APRA data. Specifically, net establishments have fallen by 24% to 22,822 in the 12 months to June 2015. While this can be partly attributed ...

FSC, FPA support ASIC user-pay model

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
Both the Financial Services Council and Financial Planning Association of Australia have voiced their support for an industry funding model for ASIC. On August 28, Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg welcomed industry consultation on the proposal while ...

BMR debuts 15-minute SMSF

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
BMR Corporate solutions has launched its online "15-minute self-managed super fund" service, allowing rapid SMSF establishment. At the launch of the service in Sydney, BMR senior consultant Mark Ratcliff noted that currently the preparation of super ...

It's the Fed, stupid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
Are we barking at the wrong tree? Let me rephrase that, we are barking at the wrong tree. It has been less than a month ago - before this wailing and gnashing of teeth - that bad China news brought hopes that central command would fight back with stimulus ...

ME enlists Link for digital services

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
Link Group and super-fund owned bank ME have partnered to deliver superannuation information within the ME app. Using Link's data insights platform, ME customers using the mobile app will be able to view integrated banking/superannuation details if ...

EQT joins Calastone network

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
Equity Trustees (EQT) has joined Calastone's automated funds transaction network. As a result, EQT can reduce the administration burden associated with trade notifications and fund transactions. "Previously, our processes to trade with platform operators ...

Frydenberg relaxed about SMSF borrowing

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has sent a clear signal that SMSF borrowing arrangements are unlikely to come under fire in upcoming tax reviews. In a speech to the Tax Institute, the Assistant Treasurer spoke widely about the parliament's tax and ...

Hedge funds face brain drain

LAURA MILLAN, MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
Hedge funds should be thriving in the unusual low return environment. But instead of turning to the rock stars of funds management, investors are choosing safer and cheaper options. As managers warn about an Australian brain drain, experts talk about ...