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MIT Budget inconsistencies spark concern

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
The surprise doubling of withholding tax for foreign investment in managed investment trusts has been criticised as inconsistent with the IMR initiative. In a budget analysis, Russell Investments has called the move on MIT withholding tax a "significant ...

China needs active management: Fidelity

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
Revised growth targets are part of the latest Chinese five-year plan focusing on social harmony, but active management is essential to reap the solid gains, according to Fidelity. Chinese equities may still be considered a relatively risky asset class ...

BlackRock funds target new investment climate

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
... investing and it is time for new investment thinking," said Michael McCorry, head of BlackRock's Australian Scientific Active Equities Business. "Portfolios today must be more dynamic and more diverse than ever before. For a marginal increase in risk ...

Instos missing ETF options

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
Australian investors are unlikely to benefit from the expanding stable of actively managed ETFs in the US, potentially compounding opinion that the tool's use holds limited appeal for local instos. State Street's recent launch of three new products ...

Private equity tax treatment under scrutiny

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
... concerns that the tax treatment of private equity classifies passive investment from institutions and family offices as active income generation. "You invest in infrastructure, property, the stock exchange, baskets of equities, all of those for the investor ...

Social media creating advice connections

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... complex as ours that are using social media really well," he said. "There are some financial planners who have been really active [on social media] for years." Zurich Financial Services has a clearly defined social media policy and is now tackling the ...

Clarity needed for FOFA opt-in exemption

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... Minter Ellison. Advisers who choose not to, or who fail to qualify for the opt-in exemption will still be required to seek active consent from their clients every two years to continue charging advice fees. "Under existing statutory powers which were ...

Macquarie Life upgrades insurance offerings

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
Macquarie Life has upgraded its FutureWise and Active insurance products, based on adviser feedback since the launch of Active two years ago. "As a result of providing both a traditional life insurance product through FutureWise, and offering a new ...

AIST appoints new president

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
... chair of Media Super and president of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), will continue to play an active role at AIST as chair of the Institute's policy committee and as deputy-president. Reynolds thanked Noonan for his invaluable ...

AFA launches revamped website

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
The Association of Financial Advisers has launched a revamped website to better connect members, following development of its multi-platform social media presence. "We've completely rebuilt the website from the ground-up, with the intention of providing ...