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Aus PE funds on the right side of supply & demand

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
... firms are still calling the shots on fees, said the chief executive of the Australian Private Equity & venture capital association Limited (AVCAL). While it is likely that in the future Australia private equity funds will have to allow investors to have ...

CGT relief passes Senate

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
... retirement savings between Australia and New Zealand, and tighter requirements for self managed super fund auditors. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) welcomed the passage of the new rules. Australians will benefit now that ...

Understand borrowing laws warns ATO

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
... It's up to trustees to make sure that their borrowing is ok by the law, he said. Yesterday the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) sent out a fact-sheet highlighting the risks trustees face when entering into a limited recourse borrowing ...

AIST CEO resigns for UN post

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
... said Cate Wood, AIST president. Under Reynolds' stewardship, AIST has grown into a well-resourced and active industry association that had a significant impact on superannuation policy, Wood said. AIST made more than 60 policy submissions this year. ...

FPA awards Australia's best financial planners

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
Three financial planners from Victoria have scooped the Financial Planning Association's top national accolades at this year's Best Practice Awards. The awards are designed to acknowledge the positive contribution made by Australia's best financial ...

Financial advisers recognised for social media strategy

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... events." Meanwhile, 'The Conversationalist' Prize went to Sutherland, a self-confessed technology buff who's behind the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) social media push, alongside another financial adviser Meike Suggars. Judging panel member ...

Professional membership sees advisers paid more

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... Research house Investment Trends surveyed 845 financial planners in October this year, and found that Financial Planning Association (FPA) members earn 33% more than non-FPA advisers. Investment Trends' research also suggests that higher education standards ...

Retirement solution upside for investment managers: Oliver Wyman

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... managers, Jacob Hook of Oliver Wyman Financial Services advised delegates at IMCA's (Investment Management Consultants Association) annual conference in Sydney earlier this week. With net post-retirement inflows expected to soar from $14 billion in 2010 ...

Low-volatility post-retirement solutions needed: Bell

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... growing interest in low-volatility, post-retirement solutions. Speaking at yesterday's Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA) annual conference, Bell encouraged delegates - when developing good post-retirement solutions - to look more closely ...

FPA calls for greater scrutiny of fund managers

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
Fund managers must be held to account just like financial planners, says The Financial Planning Association's Dante De Gori. Research from State Street published yesterday showed that less than half of Australian's believed advisers acted in the best ...