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Class Super gains ground in SMSF software race

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
... invested one million shares in SuperIP, the holding company of self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) software provider Class Super. Class Super said this foreshadows the company's intention to publicly list the company in 2016. CountPlus is the third ...

Storm claim unfair and baseless: CBA

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... who have accepted their ASIC settlement paying refunds to Mr Levitt's clients who have paid him money to run the Sherwood class action" the bank said. CBA also reminds that the agreement for a settlement was reached last September "with Mr Levitt's full ...

ACFS flummoxed by SMSF cash trend

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... 'Funding Australia's Future' project. The authors quote figures from 2011 that show cash was the second most popular asset class among SMSFs after Australian equities, accounting for 29.3% of investments. For retail and industry funds, cash represented ...

Storm lawyers take ASIC and CBA to court over settlement

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... he said. The claim will be heard on Monday in the Federal Court of Queensland and it has been filed within the existing class action lawsuit against Commonwealth Bank that started in July 2010. "The application challenges ASIC's integrity in the performance ...

Weak tenant demand hurts Aussie property outlook

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... head of research and strategy Jacques Gordon said recent market turbulence has made real estate more attractive as an asset class. "With so much volatility in the stock and bond markets, real estate is currently a relatively stable investment. Increases ...

ASIC finalises OTC derivatives reporting rules

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued its final rules around over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trade reporting for financial institutions. The regime is set out in a package of rules and guidance released by ASIC today ...

Former Perpetual exec to head Market Vectors

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
Former Perpetual and Credit Suisse product specialist Arian Neiron has been appointed managing director of Market Vectors ETF Trust's Australian business. Market Vectors is the exchange traded fund arm of US-based investment manager Van Eck Global. ...

Buffett gives $2 billion to Gates Foundation

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... billion ($2.9 billion) worth of Berkshire Hathaway stock to five charities. The largest proportion of Berkshire Hathaway Class B shares - worth around US$2 billion - will go to the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation. Buffett, who is chairman and chief ...

Macquarie Group tops global alternative investment table

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... accordingly maintain their strong interest in real estate. We also see increasing interest in infrastructure as an asset class and some investors view listed infrastructure as a proxy to direct investing," Towers Watson senior investment consultant and ...

Dismiss fixed income at your peril

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
Investors, particularly those in or approaching retirement, should be wary of ignoring fixed income and other income producing assets in the 'great rotation' out of cash and into equities, according to Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) executive ...