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ATO security blunder sparks review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) is issuing more than 3,000 self managed super fund (SMSF) trustees with new tax file numbers and reviewing its security measures after it lost a CD containing highly sensitive trustee information. The tax file numbers ...

Trustee education top issue for SMSFs: Pearce

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
... said Chris Pearce, Shadow Minister for Financial Services. "It is my understanding that most self managed superannuation trustees are well equipped to make sound judgments in line with their investment strategies. However, there have been a number of ...

GRI sets up Australian base

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2008
Investment analysts and responsible investors will gain access to more information on a company's economic, environmental and social performance after the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) announced it's collaborating with the St James Ethics Centre. ...

Fund trades under super watch

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2008
... five fund managers did the same thing. Field said the feedback they often get is that through their reports, super fund trustees can ask more specific questions about the performance of their underlying fund managers. Meanwhile, fund manager clients ...

Perpetual seeks SMSF leadership role

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
... striving for a leadership position in the Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) sector to prevent over-regulation and ensure trustees can access the right information fresh after purchasing SMSF administration firm, smartsuper. Andrew Bloore, smartsuper managing ...

Macq inv lending sale won't hit Lever

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
... process and we're probably not as far advanced as we would be under traditional circumstances," he said. The product allows trustees to borrow 55 per cent of the purchase price to buy a residential property of their choice using a limited recourse structure. ...

Military Super names Watson as new chief

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
... half of this year. Anne Willenborg, senior product manager retired recently as well. This is in addition to several new trustees being appointed end last year. The top performing ARIA PSSap is rated AAA by SelectingSuper. According to the researcher ...

Putnam hoists money guaranty flag

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
... has joined the US Treasury's money market guaranty program in a bid to protect its shareholders' assets. The board of trustees of Putnam Funds authorised the firm's participation in the program late last month. The program provides coverage to shareholders ...

Intech appoints Hawkey to board

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2008
... at UCA Funds Management and a member of its compliance committee. In addition, Hawkey works as a director at the State Trustees Investment Committee and STL Financial Services is the chair at the State Trustees Investment Committee and is a member of ...

Perpetual makes key move into SMSFs

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2008
... natural fit to the fund manager's operations. "Increasing regulatory oversight of the SMSF industry means members and trustees are looking to partner with organisations that can assist them in understanding and fulfilling their regulatory obligations. ...