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SG Hiscock scores four stars from S&P

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2006
The EQT SGH Property Income Fund (retail and wholesale) and SGH Professional Investor Property Securities Trust have been awarded four star ratings from Standard & Poor's. SG Hiscock & Company was one of eight managers who received the four star S&P ...

FKP Core Plus Fund proves attractive

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2006
FKP Funds Management today announced that its FKP Core Plus Fund had closed "significantly oversubscribed" after raising $136 million from 17 wholesale investors. Initially FKP Funds Management hoped to raise $100 million from wholesale investors, but ...

Super tax changes could boost SMSFs: MultiPort

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2006
Multiple super accounts may seem inefficient, but for others they are actually a legitimate strategy if properly implemented. Philip La Greca, technical services director for MultiPort, said superannuation investors trying manage tax on benefits for ...

DIY funds tail the experts

The latest survey from specialist self-managed super fund (SMSF) admin provider Multiport show that SMSFs have returned 10.1 per cent in the year to September, marginally below the returns of a comparable super fund option, the Rainmaker/Selecting Super ...

Use SG to pay HECS and let funds borrow: ICAA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2006
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA) has gotten on the front foot and already lodged its pre-budget submission with the Federal Government asking for some radical policy shifts that include allowing members to use their Superannuation ...

Compare the pair: Weaven vs Lambert

Journalist and moderator Bob Gottliebsen called it "the main event" of this year's Financial Planning Association (FPA) conference and the attendees weren't disappointed as Industry Fund Services (IFS) chair, Garry Weaven, and Count Financial chair ...

Consumers want more savings but have nothing to save

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2006
... Funds of Australia (ASFA) has found consumers generally support opt-out higher super contribution levels while a survey by max Super found half don't have any spare money anyway. The ASFA research, conducted by ANOP Research, presented at their recent ...

JUST Super spices up its insurance

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2006
Industry super fund JUST Super has just announced the roll-out of insurance upgrades for all members at no added cost. The insurance upgrades include improved death and TPD cover for those aged 16-40, an increase in the maximum level of cover to $2 ...

Failure to focus on after-tax letting down members

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2006
Super funds are failing in their obligation to provide the best possible after-tax outcomes to their members, according to Richard Friend, head of portfolio management at Warakirri. Friend was unequivocal in his criticism, saying that measuring the ...

MLC pools developed and emerging markets portfolios

Multi-manager giant MLC is the seed investor to Capital International's new 'All Country World' (ACWI) strategy, which combines investments in both developed markets and emerging markets under one roof. MLC investment manager Michelle Heinrich said ...