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CalPERS reviews US$50m fees to placement agent

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009
... as the newly-introduced disclosure policy - which exposed the US$50 million-plus success fees - was the template to a new law signed this week in California requiring all public pension funds to fully disclose all fees made by their fund managers to ...

TPD tax changes could increase premiums: ASFA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009
... apply from July 2004 until the end of June 2011. Chris Bowen, minister for financial services, superannuation & corporate law, said the legislation will be introduced as soon as practicable after consulting the industry. "The Taxation Office's view is ...

Too many choices, too many fees: academic

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2009
... a push to lower headline fees and making funds more cost-effective. Chris Bowen, minister for superannuation and corporate law, said yesterday there should be a public debate about contribution levels. But the interim Henry report into retirement income ...

New tax code to drive Indian reforms

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
India's tax reform proposals will boost local savings, drive investment volumes and push up long term growth in the capital markets. The reforms could lead to strong savings growth for India's middle income households, according research from Mumbai-based ...

Doom dollar

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
... quarters of this year. Whether financial markets like it or not, central banks cannot be faulted for acting the way they do. The law of supply and demand is set against the greenback. The world is swimming in the American currency at virtually no cost ...

D'Aloisio nominated Joint Forum chair

COMPANY RELEASES  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
... in this case D'Aloisio was nominated by IOSCO. Chris Bowen, minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, said this nomination is recognition of Australia's constructive role in global financial crisis. "Australia has been an active ...

FBI hunts down bank fraudsters

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
... for thousands of bank customers. "Organised, international criminal rings can only be confronted by an organised response by law enforcement across international borders, which we have seen in this case," said Cardona. "The sophistication with which ...

Trinity files $1m lawsuit

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2009
Listed company Trinity has filed a lawsuit against former Labor Party staffer Ross Daley and his company, Veritate, in a bid to recover $1 million paid to Daley "by mistake". On 31 August, the property group received a final report on the forensic investigation ...

Perth fund manager gets wind up orders

ASIC RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2009
... court orders to wind up Perth-based Finchley Central Funds Management for failing to comply with its obligations under the law. On 22 September 2009, ASIC obtained orders from the Federal Court in Perth to wind up Finchley Central Funds Management Limited ...

Helmich appointed Future2 chair

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2009
Financial Planning Association's (FPA) Future2 Foundation has appointed Steve Helmich, director at AMP Financial Services as trustee and chair. Helmich spent two years as a financial adviser before being appointed WA state manager at AMP Financial Services. ...