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AMP Capital fund secures US mandate

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012

Shorten locks down accountant timeline

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten has committed to a two week deadline for legislation surrounding the role of accountants in the advice industry, in addition to reaffirming his plans to raise contribution caps. Speaking at the Self-Managed Super ...

Managed funds have a place in SMSFs: Select

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
Managed funds have been losing ground to low-cost options, said one asset manager, leaving the sector with the difficult task of convincing investors looking for absolute return, that funds are a good idea. Speaking at the Self Managed Super Fund Professionals' ...

New MLC unit focuses on accountants servicing SMSFs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
MLC has established a new team to focus on establishing the right advice and licensing arrangements for accountants wishing to advise clients on SMSFs. The new unit, called MLC Accountant Solutions was set up in response to the volume of enquiries from ...

New Portfolio Administration Service Launches

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
privateWRAP, a new portfolio administration service for advisers and investors has been launched. privateWRAP Portfolio Administration Service has been designed to streamline back office administration of client portfolios for financial planners, accountants ...

Trio super victims receive compensation

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
More than $54 million in compensation is set to be pumped into the super accounts of over 5,000 people whose retirement savings were defrauded in the collapse of Trio Capital from today. The government is granting the financial assistance to members ...

New tax proposals aim to consolidate lost super

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
New tax laws being recommended to Parliament look set to benefit people who have rediscovered lost super balances in various funds. The House of Representatives economics committee is urging MPs to adopt the bill, aimed at simplifying super consolidation ...

OnePath wins LGsuper mandate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
LGsuper has appointed OnePath Life as the fund's group insurer effective from July 1 this year. The appointment, which represents an increase of more than $20 million to OnePath's annual premium, was the result of a tender process in late 2011 following ...

APRA MySuper changes burden for industry

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
The proposed level of involvement by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority in commercial arrangements between super funds and employers under the new draft MySuper Bill is unnecessary and inefficient, according to retail bodies. Submissions ...

Fiducian acquisition expands planning business

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
Fiducian Financial Services has bought the retail financial planning arm of Victorian state owned business State Trustees, as part of plans to expand its adviser presence in Australia. Owned by Fiducian Portfolio Services, which is listed on the Australian ...