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Shorter PDSs are go

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2007
Regulations to allow shorter 'incorporation by reference' product disclosure documents (PDSs), introduced in April by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer Chris Pearce, have come into force today. Originally introduced as part of a wider reform ...

BT cuts wrap prices

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2007
BT Financial Group has announced a new relationship pricing program to lower the cost of investing for BT Wrap and BT SuperWrap customers. The new related account pricing scheme reduces tiered account-keeping fees for balances under $100,000 from 0.79 ...

Defined benefit super not a liability

While the top 170 companies listed on the ASX have an aggregate defined benefit superannuation liability of $40 billion, the total net liability is so minimal there is no cause for concern, according to a Watson Wyatt study. The study found that of ...

Blame it on my Blackberry

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2007
At a time when financial services professionals are clocking up more work hours than their predecessors, yet another study has found that many people are unable to separate their private and work time due to mobile email devices such as the Blackberry. ...

CBA plans CommSec Bank

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2007
Commonwealth Bank is reviewing plans for the transformation of CommSec, its equity and funds brokerage business, into a full service financial institution. CommSec is one of the jewels in the crown at CBA, a point underlined by its strong contribution ...

Active fund tax burden costs 4pc of returns

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2007
The extra tax burden of active investing could cost up to $38,000 for a top marginal tax bracket investor with $500,000 in investments, according to Vanguard research. Vanguard's head of retail Robin Bowerman said that while super funds enjoyed concessional ...

QIC and QSuper pour $28b in alpha-beta mandates

Vanguard and State Street are among the winners of QIC's radical move announced a year ago to invest $28 billion in separate alpha and beta strategies, with both fund managers awarded around $3 billion each in passive mandates. Many super funds have ...

Suncorp and Tyndall outline team restructure

The merger of the investment management teams of Suncorp and Tyndall has formed a fund manager ranked the 18th largest in the country, according to Rainmaker, and not surprisingly, the union also heralded major staff changes and fresh appointments. ...

MetLife and Challenger finalise deal

Following delays, MetLife Insurance has finally received court approval to transfer its annuity and pension business to Challenger, effective end of this month. "The sale of our investment business completes a major phase of our strategic re-positioning," ...

Governance key to improving returns

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2007
Improved governance, risk management and alignment of interests, not investment beliefs, scale and efficient implementation, are key to significantly improving investor returns, according to FuturePlus chief investment officer Terry Newson. Referring ...