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... and transparency strategy to benefit Aussie funds

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2010
... meanwhile are watching CalPERS' progress with interest, with some stating that tougher disclosure regimes should be on trustees' radar if their funds deal with placement agents. "Trustees need to ask their managers more...specific questions to disclose ...

PIMCO senior exec to head Janus

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2010
... most recently the global head of PIMCO Advisory, a member of PIMCO's executive committee, and a member of the board of trustees of the PIMCO Funds. He was also PIMCO's chief operating officer in the past nine years where he headed the non-investment ...

Super funds back trustee pay disclosure

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
... that there's a difference between the trustee model and the corporate model. For a start, the corporate governance of trustees is already more onerous so it is highly unlikely that remuneration would be excessive, the way it is in the listed companies ...

Planners locked out of SMSFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
... fee-for-service model for SMSFs. He added the remuneration proposal could reduce the pool of financial planners that SMSF trustees can choose from. However, the idea of restricting remuneration structures may not be very significant given the majority ...

Cooper Review calls for SMSF structure overhaul

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2009
... disputes in among SMSF members is through the court system which can be time consuming and costly. Colley said forcing SMSF trustees to use a third party custodian would not eliminate situation of illegal early release because the trustee still holds ...

Universal model tough to execute

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2009
... is expected to feature a single diversified investment strategy (including a life-cycle strategy) which is overseen by trustees. Insurance is offered, but there are few other frills to go with the fund. Advice is limited, 'embedded' in the product with ...

Members to benefit from standard risk labels: ASFA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2009
Many super fund trustees are supporting the idea of applying standardised risk labels to all their member investment choices, a move that will help fund members better understand the risk they take when switching from one option to the next. ASFA chief ...

Instos gain carbon footprint data

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2009
... available to its institutional and high net worth investors. "Using our integrated environmental analytics solution, trustees can make comparisons between funds and individual managers and improve communications on environmental performance with stakeholders ...

ETFs slash fund fees to 15bp

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
Australian trustees looking to slash fees should have a good look at the US public sector quasi-industry fund, the Thrift Savings Plan, that uses Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) to deliver total fees of just 0.15 per cent. Thrift is a US pension fund used ...

Sandhurst wins RE mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
Sandhurst Trustees has become the Responsible Entity for the Adelaide Cash Management Trust and the AMF Yield Fund. Sandhurst Trustees, a subsidiary of Bendigo Bank, assumed the Responsible Entity status for the two funds on 12 November. The previous ...