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Super debate heats up ahead of Budget

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
The debate on super tax concessions continues as Budget day looms, with superannuation peak body ASFA coming to its defense - but with action group GetUp! joining the fray with an opposing view. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA)'s ...

Active management a 2% tax drag

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
The high turnover of active managed funds generates tax inefficiencies that can drag portfolios by as much as 2%, according to global asset manager Parametric. Recent legislation requiring superannuation funds have an after-tax investment objective ...

Asian bonds insulated from Cyprus turmoil

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
Asian bond yields experienced much lower volatility in the wake of the uncertainty which surrounded the Cypriot debt talks, according to HSBC Global Asset Management. HSBC chief investment officer for fixed income in Asia Pacific Cecilia Chan says that ...

CalPERS awards $500m multi-asset mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
One of the best-known pension funds in the US has awarded a significant mandate to Standard Life Investments' top-performing multi-asset fund. The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is investing US$500 million with the Edinburgh-based ...

Instreet happy with growth at 5-year milestone

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
Instreet has grown to a point where protecting market share, rather than winning it, is the strategic priority, according to managing director George Lucas. The asset manager, which has more than $500 million in assets under management, is celebrating ...

Lowys ramp up Westfield selldown

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
The Lowy family has followed through on its latest divestment deal, selling 49.9% of its Florida Westfield portfolio to New York property investor O'Connor Capital Partners. The retail giant will stay on as property and leasing manager in an arrangement ...

MLC launches retirement stress test tool

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
MLC has launched the new MasterKey Investment Protection Simulator, which allows advisers to enter investment details and see how a client's nest egg will fare in different market conditions. Advisers will be able to adjust factors such as superannuation ...

First Super names CEO

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
First Super has appointed a new chief executive. Bill Watson has worked in senior roles at a number of specialist consultancy firms during his career and joins First Super from management consultant Evans and Peck where he was a principal. He also worked ...

Elders hires WA regional manager

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
Elders Financial Planning has appointed Albert Di Sabatino as regional manager for Western Australia, which it says is an important step in a push for expansion in the region. According to Elders Financial Planning chief executive Helen Lorigan, Di ...

Reignited euro crisis prompts gold rush

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
Global traders are rushing to buy gold as the eurozone crisis once again rears its ugly head. The number of traders betting on a rise in the price of the precious metal grew faster than at any point since the onset of the financial crisis, according ...