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SMSF growth highest in five years

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
The number of new SMSF funds established for the 2011/12 year was 36,270, the highest in five years and the second highest ever, according to the latest ATO update. The number of windups for the same period was 994, the lowest ever by nearly 4,000. ...

Perpetual finds new CFO

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
Fund manager Perpetual has found a new chief financial officer to replace Roger Burrows, after he announced last month he was leaving for transport infrastructure group Asciano limited. Perpetual today revealed that Gillian Larkins would fill Burrows' ...

ASIC extends shorter PDS regime relief

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
ASIC has extended interim class order relief from the shorter PDS regime for multi-funds, superannuation platforms and hedge funds. Originally due to expire on 22 June 2013, the Class Order [CO 12/1592] extends the relief in Class Order [CO 12/749] ...

It's just plain dumb

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
'Twas another up day on Wall Street overnight as investors bought a lotta Apple and other techs and... optimism on a cliff deal. "Twas another good day in Europe - the Stoxx 600 closed 0.7% higher to an 18-month high -- despite the European Central ...

La Trobe mortgage fund scoops industry award

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
La Trobe Financial's Pooled Mortgages Option (PMO) has won the Money Magazine Gold Award for the Best Mortgage Fund in Australia for the fourth consecutive year. Chris Andrews, head of funds management at La Trobe Financial said: "This is another milestone ...

Ex-Ascalon boss starts at BlackRock

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
Westpac-owned boutique Ascalon Capital's former chief executive officer has this week started his new job as of head of alternatives for BlackRock in Australia. After announcing in June this year that he was leaving Ascalon, a subsidiary of Westpac's ...

New multi-sector portfolio manager for Perpetual

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
Perpetual Investments today announced the appointment of Robert Graham-Smith as a Portfolio Manager/Senior Analyst to its multi-sector team. Graham-Smith's arrival adds to the nine strong multi-sector investment team based in Sydney. Graham-Smith will ...

Super fund contribs down a third in June quarter

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
In a significant reversal from the recovery experienced in the 12 months to the June quarter, data released by the Financial Services Council reveals a substantial fall in contributions to superannuation funds during the September quarter of 2012. Total ...

Super fund returns dip back below double-digits

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
Super fund 12 month rolling returns have dipped back below double digits, but at 8.3% (31 October) are still twice the term deposit benchmark. Results of Rainmaker's just released SelectingSuper workplace default option index confirm the recovery in ...

Audit report "disappointing"

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
ASIC boss Greg Medcraft has said that the results of the corporate watchdog's latest audit inspection show a drop in quality and are disappointing. The report for the 18 months to 30 June 2012 covered inspections of 20 Australian audit firms and found ...