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Understanding will drive hedge funds

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2007
... specialist industry consultant Dr Jon Glass said capacity constraints were a non-issue and further growth would be driven by trustees becoming more comfortable with the sector. Glass said the local hedge funds sector was gathering pace, but an impediment ...

In-specie transfers up 300 per cent: Multiport

... tax-free come their retirement, should not overlook the compliance requirements. He said new SMSF legislation require that trustees who commit even the most minor breaches in managing their SMSF will be penalised. "This will mean that SMSF trustees will ...

Regulators discuss streamlining some supervision operations

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2007
... institutions, general insurers and life insurers hold AFS licenses. It appears that around half of APRA's licensed superannuation trustees also hold AFS licenses," the regulators said. Highlighting why better coordination is required, the statement also ...

Equity Trustees rebrands super business

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2007
Equity Trustees has announced a change of name for its Wealthpac Australia superannuation business. Wealthpac Australia, acquired by Equity Trustees in March 2003, will now operate as Equity Trustees Superannuation, effective immediately. Equity Trustees ...

Mercer unveils web-based compliance for super funds

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2007
... manual and computer based systems with a lot of knowledge held by individual employees, a situation that might expose trustees to potential liability and complications. In addition, the cost of implementing a new system or hiring new staff may be prohibitive ...

SG Hiscock scores four stars from S&P

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2006
... having access to the world's largest property research team with LaSalle Investment Management," Hiscock said. Equity Trustees' head of funds management, Harvey Kalman, said SG Hiscock & Company had been recognised as a quality manager not only by the ...

EQT expands into Queensland

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2006
Equity Trustees Limited (EQT) has expanded into Queensland, opening its first office in the sunshine state. Russell Hanlon, Equity Trustees' newly appointed manager for Queensland, will be responsible for leading the company's growth in Queensland. ...

Super tax changes could boost SMSFs: MultiPort

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2006
... can be very attractive to some people. "The ability to adapt to these changing rules in a short time, as well as having trustees sympathetic to members' needs, may well prove to be an advantage for those in self managed superannuation funds, provided ...

DIY funds tail the experts

... Andrew Buchan, said the 10.1 per cent figure is "not a bad return" although DIY funds could do better. "I think a lot of trustees are not maximising their returns because there is a bias towards cash. My belief is that DIY funds tend to put $10,000 of ...

Access Economics still top consultant: Rainmaker

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2006
... compared by the average outcome. The report says this methodology may not be accepted by all consultants but for super fund trustees it's a useful and very popular yardstick. But performance variation even among clients of the same asset consultant is ...