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Praemium returns to growth

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2013
Platform provider and portfolio administrator Praemium has posted net profits of $4.4 million, after recording a loss of $3.9 million last year. Overall the company's revenue grew by 8%, or approximately $1 million, reaching $14 million. Chief executive ...

Strong returns put UniSuper back in the black

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
Strong investment returns from rebounding capital markets have strengthened UniSuper's balance sheet sufficiently to enable the fund trustee board to announce they no longer need to consider reducing members' benefits to maintain the fund's solvency. ...

Rivkin firm launches managed funds

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
Financial services company Rivkin is expanding its offering to include a suite of managed funds and has appointed James Chirnside as its new investment team chairman to oversee the funds' development. The new suite of products will include an open mandate ...

IFM to cut fees after pricing review

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
Industry Funds Management (IFM), which oversees $44 billion in assets, is ready to set a date for its wide-ranging fee reduction, almost two years after announcing a pricing review. The Global Pricing Review was first announced in November 2011 and ...

Exchange-traded government bonds to trade on ASX

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
Retail investors will have a wider investment universe to choose from with exchange-traded government bonds (AGBs) set to trade on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). In a statement yesterday, the ASX announced that exchange-traded AGBs will be ...

SPAA creates head of education role

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has appointed a head of education services to address the regulator's upcoming registration requirements. Liz Ward has been promoted to the role after joining SPAA last year as an education manager. ...

Plans to close large UK defined benefit angers members

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
UK financial services group Axa has announced plans to close its final salary pension to existing members. The company told staff it planned to move 2,300 employees currently in the scheme to a defined contribution pension, where payments are not guaranteed ...

IPA and SPAA sign SMSF collaboration agreement

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
The Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) and the SMSF Professionals Association (SPAA) have reached an agreement to collaborate as a bridge between the public accountancy and SMSF sectors. The two bodies will work together on areas such as accreditation ...

Superannuation reforms will affect few: ASFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said the government reforms on superannuation announced last week will affect few individuals with less than $2 million in super. ASFA said the confusion has arisen due to the fact that many ...

AMP SMSF appoints Burgess as new policy head

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013
AMP SMSF has appointed Peter Burgess to the new role of head of policy and technical. Burgess will be responsible for interpreting SMSF legislation to help with the development of SMSF advice as well as technical support for AMP's aligned planner network. ...