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New asset consultant for LGSS

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2006
A number of funds are currently looking at their asset consultancy arrangements, with Local Government Superannuation Scheme (LGSS) and the public trustee of South Australia both set to make new appointments. LGSS has tendered for a new traditional ...

Skandia adds flexibility with non-commutable pensions and TAPs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2006
Skandia has added non-commutable allocated pensions (NCAPs) and term allocated pensions to its superannuation product menus. Will Burkitt, head of investments at Skandia, said, "The introduction of NCAPs is one of the most exciting innovations in retirement ...

Labor launches 6-point super plan

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2006
The Labor party has announced plans to finetune the nation's superannuation system, targeting lifting retirement income, cutting superannuation taxes and making it simpler for people to consolidate lost super. The Leader of the Opposition, Kim Beazley ...

MacarthurCook acquires retail syndicates from PIS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2006
Specialist real estate investment manager MacarthurCook Ltd has acquired Arc Funds Management and its property syndicates from the Professional Investment Services. The arrangement adds the combined $110 million Brand Smart Nunawading and Riversmart ...

Genesys hunts for new Qld firms under BOQ deal

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2006
Genesys Wealth Advisers (Genesys) has started the search to recruit nine new member firms following the announcement of a new alliance with Bank of Queensland (BOQ). Under the venture, Genesys will provide BOQ's 193 branches with financial planning ...

Seniors Week reminds planners to get in early

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2006
New South Wales Seniors Week, running from 2-9 April, has seen renewed calls for advisers to ramp up retirement planning for their clients, starting earlier and planning for longer. Financial services provider Asteron's head of technical services, Louise ...

HFA CEO to score $65.9 million in ASX listing

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2006
MFS Limited shareholders are to vote on a proposal to pay HFA chief executive officer Spencer Young approximately $65.9 million as part of the company's ASX listing. Young, the founder and chief executive officer of MFS subsidiary HFA, is the trustee ...

ASIC pursues Citigroup for alleged insider trading

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has made serious allegations that Citigroup Global Markets Australia has engaged in substantial insider trading activity. ASIC filed a civil proceeding in the Federal Court against Citigroup ...

Claws out on unlicensed super trustees

Around 300 to 400 super funds who don't have an APRA license are on ASIC's watch list to ensure those funds' trustees comply with superannuation disclosure rules. More than three weeks has elapsed since APRA's February 17 deadline for trustees to put ...

Commonwealth banks on customer service and IT

The Commonwealth Bank has unveiled a four-pronged corporate strategy that includes merging two key units, improving IT and offering flexible employment in a bid to remain one of the country's leading banks. Commonwealth's chief executive officer, Ralph ...