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Qld to dominate Future Fund board of guardians

Queenslanders may only account for only 8 per cent of funds management in Australia, but they control half the seats on the Future Fund board of guardians. The Government has just announced the appointment of six members of the Future Fund board of ...

Super fund taxes break through $5 billion

Total taxation revenue collected by all levels of government in Australia climbed to $230 billion in 2004-05, of which only $5.1 billion was paid by super funds. Super fund taxes, however, have only climbed 8.5 per cent since 200-01, which is significantly ...

AIOFP signs up OFM as reverse mortgage provider

Financial services group OFM has signed up the Australian Association of Independently Owned Financial Planners (AIOFP) to be their preferred supplier of reverse mortgage products. AIOFP chief executive officer, Peter Johnston, said the group chose ...

Hedge funds expect more USD rallies: Greenwich-Van

Recent volatility in the S&P 500 and in global currency markets has made hedge fund managers even more upbeat about the USD. According to the Greenwich-Van Macro Sentiment Index, the proportion of hedge fund managers upbeat on the USD has jumped from ...

Advice is cheap compared to tax return fees

If Australians are comfortable spending $1 billion on lodging tax returns through tax agents, then financial adviser fees might almost seem a bargain. According to the 2002-03 Taxation Statistics Report, Australians paid $1 billion in tax agent fees ...

FPA begins Westpoint investigation

Twenty-three separate complaints have been received by The Financial Planning Association (FPA) against possible members who advised clients on Westpoint investments, triggering the organisation to begin investigations. FPA chairman, Corinna Dieters ...

Margin lenders bank on reputation not just rates

Investors are choosing margin lenders based on the lender's reputation not just on how much they charge, according to the latest survey from Investment Trends. In a comprehensive survey of over 2,900 investors, the Sydney-based research firm Investment ...

RBC Dexia number one for global custody - again

The recently merged custody group RBC Dexia has again been awarded top spot in the R&M Consultants Survey in Europe while also sweeping through awards in the segment categories. This is the second consecutive year RBC Dexia has scored the top gong. ...

Macq eyes $150bn rural property as competitive asset class

With its uncanny knack for spotting relatively untapped investment opportunities, Macquarie Bank plans to launch a wholesale fund aimed at the $150 billion rural property sector. The bank has researched the sector for 18 months to find out if its cash ...

Thirty dealer groups up for $300m in Westpoint recovery

Of the 75 to 100 financial advisers implicated in the Westpoint saga, class actions to recover $300 million are likely to centre on as few as 30 adviser groups, according to class action firm Slater & Gordon. Slater & Gordon's commercial litigation ...