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Maple-Brown Abbott launches new Asian investment

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2006
Maple-Brown Abbott has announced it will expand its horizons towards more offshore investment, with a 20 per cent allocation to Asia ex-Japan built into its new fund. Maple-Brown Abbott managing director, John Kightley, said the Australia Plus Asia ...

PrefSure scores rating upgrade thanks to TOWER

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2006
... acquisition being "a good strategic match with TOWER Australia." The merger will be completed within the next six months. Kate Thomson, credit analyst with S&P, commented that, "PrefSure Life's stand-alone financial profile is good, with solid earnings ...

Harwood shops for new implemented consultant

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2006
Harwood Superannuation Fund, the corporate superannuation fund for Australian employees of CSR and Rinker Group, is on the hunt for a new implemented consultant with an extensive tender process currently underway. A spokesperson at Harwood, which has ...

New asset consultant for LGSS

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2006
A number of funds are currently looking at their asset consultancy arrangements, with Local Government Superannuation Scheme (LGSS) and the public trustee of South Australia both set to make new appointments. LGSS has tendered for a new traditional ...

APRA charges plastering super director and accountant

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2006
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has brought charges against a director and accountant of a superannuation fund after they allegedly contravened the sole purpose test and created false records to deceive APRA. Wayne Ridings, former ...

Telstra Super form alliance with Trust

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2006
Telstra Super's Financial Planning arm has appointed Trust Company of Australia Limited to offer additional advice to its members. Under the agreement Trust will offer individual personal and financial advice to Telstra Super members, including an offer ...

NAB rolls out in-house planner strategy

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2006
National Australia Bank (NAB) Financial Planning has piloted an in-house financial planning model in a number of Queensland branches, with plans to look at implementing it nationally later in the year. General manager, Adrian Hondros, says the move ...

MacarthurCook boosts retail team

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2006
Funds management group MacarthurCook has appointed a former Allianz Global Investors sales manager to head up its retail distribution team. Domenic Sita, former senior manager of retail business at Allianz, has been appointed head of retail business ...

Intrust goes public offer

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2006
Queensland based hospitality and tourism industry fund, Intrust Super Fund, has launched a new public offer category for non-employer sponsored and self-employed members. Instrust's chief executive officer, Brendan O'Farrell, said they will market the ...

Call for personal tax cuts to plug company tax loophole

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2006
A push to cut top income tax rates was flagged this week as the Board of Taxation chairman, Dick Warburton, said such a reduction would stop people channelling personal income into company coffers. Warburton recently co-authored a report comparing Australia's ...