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Boutique incubator targets Asian wealth

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
Investment boutique incubator Ascalon Capital Managers is looking to tap into the $1.3 trillion offshore pool of high alpha investors by launching in Asia. Ascalon will establish distribution hubs in Hong Kong and Singapore for its existing boutiques ...

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 ...

BT Super dangles $20,000 carrot

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
BT Super for Life has upped the ante to attract new members by offering four cash prizes of up to $20,000 for switching to and contributing to a BT Super for Life account. Running from May 1 to August 15, the competition is available for entrants that ...

StatewideSuper to merge with Local Super

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
Industry fund StatewideSuper is to merge with smaller fund Local Super in a deal that would create a $4 billion entity, covering 160,000 members of the state's work force. Statewide Super, which has about 90 employees, 135,000 members and $2.4 billion ...

Telstra Super slash fees

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
Telstra Super to cut retail member fees by two-thirds in the new financial year as the fund continues its campaign to broaden member benefits. Starting from July 1 this year, Telstra Super Personal Plus members administration fees will be cut from 0.6 ...

Perpetual chief ushers in new era

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
New executives, flexible cost base, greater discipline and over 100 staff cuts make up the first of three initiatives planned by Perpetual as it fights to rebuild its focus and performance. Just one day after news that its star fund manager and head ...

Shifts in Perpetual operations

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
Ratings house Standard & Poor's has put a Perpetual fund 'On Hold' on news that head of equities, John Sevior, has taken long-service leave. The Perpetual Wholesale Concentrated Equity Fund portfolio manager and head of equities, Sevior, will take a ...

New judge for AFA Adviser of the Year award

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
Director of research at Beaton Research and Consulting, Dr Rebecca Shiels, has joined the judging panel for the ninth Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Adviser of the Year Award In her current role, Dr Sheils responsibilities include business-to-business ...

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 ...

Free advice sparks Financial Planning Week

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
Financial Planning Week kicks off today with six weeks of free online financial advice for consumers organised by the Financial Planning Association. The free advice is designed to give people a taste of what they could enjoy if they took the step of ...