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Super funds push for better hedge fund governance

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... the initiative. They are members of the Investor Advisory Committee (IAC) to the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) Australia, the representative body of the hedge fund industry in Australia. The set of principles are non-enforceable ...

ASIC opens dialogue with hedge funds

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
Greg Medcraft told the Alternative Investment Association (AIMA) Australian Hedge Fund Forum in Sydney that greater regulatory focus on the hedge fund industry is a post-GFC fact of life, but that it is part of a new dialogue. The new ASIC chairman ...

SMSFs given leeway on property assets

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... acquirable assets. The ATO's draft ruling on the subject has been endorsed by the Self Managed Super Fund Professionals Association (SPAA), which, it said, would allow investors and their advisers to plan with more confidence. "The single acquirable ...

Brand fit for a boardroom

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
Non-profit association Women in Banking and Finance (WiBF) is holding a series of workshops designed to help female industry professionals fast track their careers - by building themselves into their own brands. Starting next month, WiBF will hold the ...

Find me that silver bullet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... and business confidence affecting both world trade and employment..." There you see. And last night, The National Association of Business Economics (NABE) lowered their US growth forecasts to 1.7% (from 2.8%) this year and 2.3% (from 3.2%) in 2012, accounting ...

Uncertainty and consolidation just the beginning: AFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... Financial, is just the beginning of the impact of the FOFA reforms as planning groups compete for market share, said the Association of Financial Advisers. The association has expressed concern for independent advisers with doubts about the growth strategy ...

Planning industry unified on commissions: AMP

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
... that level as commission-free is not as widely-accepted yet." Helmich will be speaking at the US Financial Planning Association's (US FPA) annual convention next week to discuss AMP's commission-free practice model. "I will be presenting 'Life without ...

ASFA calls for rethink on contribution caps

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
... policy on concessional contribution caps is causing significant difficulties to super funds members, according to The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia. In a new submission to the Treasury, ASFA said the halving of concessional contribution ...

AXA winds up billion dollar funds

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
... with $157.3 million FUM. The responsible entity and majority unit holder in each of the funds, National Mutual Life Association of Australasia (NMLA), has decided to transition the asset management of these securities inhouse to AMP Capital and redeem ...

Super funds signal intention to delve into overseas property

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
... exposure to global non-listed property, according to new research. The study conducted by Russell Investments, the Asian Association for Investors in non-listed Real Estate Vehicles (ANREV) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) ...