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Sovereign wealth funds climb to US$5.5tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
Sovereign wealth funds have reached an aggregate US$5.5 trillion at June 2013, up 9.1% over the past 12 months, according to the SWF Institute. The SWF Institute also reported that SWF assets are up 44% since the global financial crisis (GFC) and that ...

Japanese broker enters Australian market

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
Japanese brokerage firm Invast Securities has launched its Australian operation after gaining its licence from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Under chief executive Brendan Gunn, Invast Australia will offer various trading ...

Blue Sky invests $20m in Oak Tree retirement villages

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
A fund managed by Blue Sky Private Equity (BSPE) has taken a significant minority stake in Australian retirement community operator Oak Tree Group, investing more than $20 million. The Oak Tree Group will use the investment to fund the development of ...

Monster super funds tipped to invest in London property

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013

Class Super gains ground in SMSF software race

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
ASX-listed company CountPlus has invested one million shares in SuperIP, the holding company of self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) software provider Class Super. Class Super said this foreshadows the company's intention to publicly list the company ...

Henderson to grow local presence through "buy and build" approach

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
Henderson Global Investors (Henderson) plans to grow its presence in Australia with a dual strategy, combining investment in locally established boutique fund managers and launching a number of its global investment strategies in the Australian market. ...

ATO to clamp down on multinationals and trusts

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will increase it audits and risk reviews on multinational companies and trusts as part of a strategy to combat tax crime and profit shifting to overseas havens. The ATO has released it Compliance in focus program ...

Workers should track down super when changing jobs

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
Workers who have changed jobs during the last financial year should keep track of their superannuation savings or they could end up with two funds. HLB Mann Judd Sydney wealth management partner Jonathan Philpot reminded that "unless action has been ...

Research houses flag 'rating shopping' to advisers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
Research houses Zenith, van Eyk and Morningstar will make it easier for advisers to see when a fund manager pulls out of the rating process following new regulatory guidelines aimed at preventing investment houses from shopping around for favourable ...

Wellington forced to pay ASIC's cost of appeal

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
Wellington Capital will be forced to cover the costs incurred by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) after the regulator brought legal proceedings against the responsible entity of the Premium Income Fund (PIF). The cost of the ...