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Responsible investment takes centre stage at ASFA conference

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
Socially responsible investment took centre stage at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) 2013 National Conference in Perth this week. Speaking at the opening plenary session, international celebrity human rights lawyer Geoffrey ...

Move the goalpost Mark

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
"Drat, drat and triple drat!" -Dick Dastardly (Wacky Races) Sir Mervyn King must be ruing the day that he finished his term as governor of the Bank of England (BOE) only less than five months ago (June). Now it's a non-Briton who'll be given the credit ...

EQT makes last attempt to buy The Trust Company

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013
Equity Trustees (EQT) has announced a last-minute increase of its buyout offer for The Trust Company (TRU), only a few days before TRU shareholders vote for the Perpetual offer. The EQT board of directors has approved an increase in the offer ratio ...

Parliament to address large financial services agenda

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2013
The 44th Parliament, which began its first sitting today, is set to address a number of relevant issues affecting the financial services industry. Treasury expects that the Parliament will announce the terms of reference and the panel members for the ...

Ex Future Fund exec to tap into aged care

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
Former head of Strategy at Future Fund QIC Tony Day has launched a consulting service focused on direct investment in aged care. Day's Scarce Capital has partnered with specialist consulting firm Round Tower Solutions to provide advice on long term ...

Weaven to chair online news publication

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013

La Trobe launches SMSF loan product

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
Credit Specialist La Trobe Financial has launched a new self-managed super fund (SMSF) loan product, allowing borrowers to buy residential, retail, commercial or rural property. La Trobe said launched the new product, which offers finance at 5.6%, in ...

Internet chosen ahead of professionals for advice

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013

Niche super funds cooperate to avoid merging

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
As compliance costs for super funds skyrocket, small super funds are cooperating to find ways of achieving scale without having to merge, according to IFAA trustee services manager Michael Corcoran. Corcoran, who provides secretariat and advisory services ...

Mohammad goes to mountain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013