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Treasury to simplify foreign investment framework

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
... different acquisition types and amending legislation to accommodate all investment structures (shares or securities, units in trusts, direct and indirect acquisitions). According to the paper, the goal of these proposals is in line with the Government's ...

Equity Trustees appoints WA estate planning lawyer

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... more than one partner during their lifetime." Prior to joining Equity Trustees, Hollett was an officer for the personal trusts and estate planning division at National Australia Trustees. Hollett holds a bachelor of law and arts from the University of ...

Life insurance risk inflows reach $14.2bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
... the report represented funds that flow through life companies' statutory funds, excluding funds that flow through unit trusts and master funds. The report concentrates on the market shares held within the life industry funds and not the overall retail ...

Treasury invites submissions to draft MIT tax changes

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
Treasury is inviting submissions on proposed changes to the tax system for managed investment trusts, which are aimed at improving the international competitiveness of Australian managed funds. The exposure draft legislation has been developed in close ...

Super performs well in board gender diversity index

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... sector over the past year and good gains have been made following stagnation in the 2013 index. Of the 135 Superannuation Trusts measured for this year's index, 254 of the 955 trustees were female (26.6%) - a rise of 5.7% on the 2013 index. At the other ...

Retail super bounces back

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
... returns at 6.6% pa. Not-for-profit (NFP) super funds achieved 12 month returns of 11.3% and retail funds (ie corporate master trusts) achieved 12.0% - meaning retail funds have extended their lead over NFP funds from 0.1 percentage points to 0.7 percentage ...

Federation Centres and Novion tee up merger

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... and Novion Property Group have announced a merger that will create one of the country's largest real estate investment trusts, with more than $22 billion in assets under management. The companies hope the merger, which will see the combined market capitalisation ...

Boutique corporate super realigns following MySuper

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
... findings are contained in the latest Rainmaker Advantage report that revealed platform funds under advice (FUA) in master trusts and wraps increased $40 billion over the 12 months to end September 2014 to reach $504 billion. BT Financial Group (BTFG) ...

Atchison Consultants appoints senior consultant

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... property analyst, fund adviser and fund manager and knowledge in securitised property including listed and unlisted property trusts (REITs), mortgage funds, hybrid funds and domestic and global property securities funds. Lawrence has previously worked ...

Lonsec awards 'Recommended' rating to property ETF

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
... of a capped-weighted methodology and the ability to access the largest and most liquid Australian Real Estate Investment Trusts (A-REITs) with a single trade. By capping stocks at 10% the Fund improves diversification and prevents large retail property ...