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ECT assessments spike on government cap decision

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
The number of Excess Contributions Tax notices issued in the 2009-10 financial year has spiked by almost 296%, according the latest statistical update from the ATO. The sharp incline from 15, 315 assessments issued in 2008-09 to 45,330 in 2009-10 is ...

Macquarie launches EM fund

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
Macquarie Professional Series has launched a new emerging markets fund that disregards benchmark indices in portfolio construction. Following the increasing appetite among Australian investors to high-growth, high-cash flow companies in emerging markets ...

State Street wins QSuper mandate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
Queensland government super fund QSuper has appointed institutional investment provider State Street custodian of its $32bn in assets. The appointment follows a six-month tender process that saw State Street replace incumbent provider NAB Asset Servicing ...

CFD providers form industry body

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
Australian Contracts for Difference providers have announced formation of a self-regulating industry forum to enhance operational efficiency and investor protection. The forum has established 16 standards that go over the existing regulations for the ...

Professional Associations Super targets investment risk

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
Industry fund Professional Associations Super is building an enterprise-wide approach to managing investment risk in an effort to explore how risks should be mitigated or exploited. Focusing on exposure to primary risks such as sovereign default and ...

Advisers told to rethink growth asset allocations

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
Advisers should rethink growth asset allocations and prepare to protect portfolios against fiscal constraints, delegates heard at an industry event. These were two key messages from global investment manager PIMCO, delivered at yesterday's Adviser's ...

Market ripe for private equity

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
Institutions deleveraging to shore-up balance sheets is leading to a buyer's market for private equity, according to one provider. "In Europe alone the banks need to deleverage their balance sheets by 1.5 to 2.5 trillion euros," said Reto Schwager ...

Instos should weigh up cost of futures

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
Physically backed exchange traded funds offer cost advantages for institutional investors holding a position longer than three months, according to new research. A report released by State Street Global Markets found that for time horizons under three ...

MySuper should engage with lifecycling: Cooper

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
Super funds will need to engage with lifecycling, rather than simply relying on rebranded default options, according to super heavyweight Jeremy Cooper. This was the message delivered to an industry forum yesterday by the chairman of retirement income ...

SPAA reassures members on opt-in

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
The Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia has told members it will work with ASIC to ensure they remain exempt from opt-in requirements. The association has said it will be modifying its member code of conduct to ensure it ...