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CFSGAM's tax solutions capture super flow

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) has generated over $400 million of 'tax-aware' FUM within a year of launching the capability. CFSGAM said it had recently won mandates from three industry super funds for its tax aware investment ...

Advisers to decide opt in: AusFIN

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011
Strong protests against opt in has opened the door for discussions on how advisers can avoid it through their own actions, said network of consumer, welfare, union and industry super fund groups, AusFIN. Since the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) proposals ...

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BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011

Former Morningstar chief joins Sharesight

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
Andrew Bird, former chief executive of ratings house Morningstar Australia has shifted across the Tasman and joined the board of New Zealand-based portfolio management service firm, Sharesight, as executive director. Bird will lead the company's first ...

BT Wrap releases AdviserNETgain integration

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
BT financial planners now have access to an in-depth integration between investment platform BT Wrap and online planning solution AdviserNETgain, with new systems to raise efficiency. AdviserNETgain, which has over 2,000 users, allows advisers to produce ...

UniSuper keen to boost after-tax returns

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
UniSuper is looking to increase member returns by appointing GBST to provide after-tax benchmarking solutions to assess fund manager performance. The $28 billion fund said that the Cooper review had made the case for super funds to implement after-tax ...

Super insurance simplified for funds

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
Superannuation industry organisations have welcomed new legislation that makes it easier for super funds to claim tax deductions for the cost of total and permanent disability insurance provided to members. Superannuation Minister Bill Shorten introduced ...

Oakeshott won't back FOFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
Independent and Lower House balance MP Rob Oakeshott has told reporters that he won't back the FOFA opt-in reforms; raising doubts whether the whole advice reform package will make it past its first parliamentary hurdle. Oakeshott wavering on the FOFA ...

Online SMSF training centre opens for trustees, advisers

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
A new training centre for self-managed super fund trustees and financial advisers was launched yesterday, providing a much-needed resource for the burgeoning SMSF industry. The SMSF Academy is an online community and resource dedicated to helping those ...

Super crime loophole to snap shut

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
The Federal Government wants the power to seize superannuation money that it says was funded by crime and is seeking to change the law. The rule change could affect millions of dollars worth of superannuation assets across the country. At present, superannuation ...