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Sunsuper acquires holiday park chain

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
... the Discovery Parks Group and provide long term benefits for Sunsuper's members." Discovery Holiday Parks is the largest owner and operator of holiday parks in Australia, with 31 parks across all states. Discovery Parks co-founder and chief executive ...

Charterhill assets frozen

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
The Federal Court in Adelaide froze all assets owned by the founders of the Charterhill group, following an application from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The Charterhill group specialises in assisting clients to invest ...

ASIC takes most action against small business owners

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) took most of its criminal, civil and administrative actions against small business owners in the second half of 2013. The ASIC Enforcement Report from July to December 2013 reveals that the ...

Guardian lowers PI insurance premiums for planners

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
In an effort to recognise advisers who provide professional sustainable advice, Guardian Advice and Suncorp Financial Planning are set to lower professional insurance premiums for its planners. Guardian Advice also plans to create accreditation that ...

Super subsidies cost $32bn: Treasury

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
... easily one of Australia's most significant industries. After superannuation, the second largest tax expenditure item was owner occupied housing that amounted to $30 billion in capital gains tax exemptions that apply to a person's main residence. Adding ...

Asset owners must embrace change

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
Super funds, sovereign wealth funds and other institutional investors must take an adaptable approach to governance if they are to keep up with the pace of change in the investment industry, according to Towers Watson global head of Investment Content ...

Government must recycle brownfield infra: FSC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has urged federal and state governments to adopt the capital recycling model for infrastructure development to attract superannuation investment. In its submission to the Productivity Commission's Public Infrastructure ...

AMP Capital proposes new infra funding model

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014
... inquiry. ISA's proposal, developed by industry fund pioneer Garry Weaven, requires the government to pick the long-term owner - which would be a super funds or institutional investor/consortium - of the infrastructure asset before construction begins. ...

Westpac trumpets infrastructure's 'annuity style' potential

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
... investment banks. "To better align stakeholder interests, governments should consider tendering initially for the long-term owner operator followed by separate bid for residual finance and construction," ISA said. Industry fund Cbus, meanwhile, focused ...

BNP Paribas appoints local head of sales

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013
... organisation to put in place a succession plan. Perkins has more than 20 years' experience in the industry, most recently as co-owner of Morse Consulting Asia Pacific, where he was a driving force behind the group's expansion into Asia. Prior to that ...