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FOFA misses the mark on investment fraud

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
A finance industry lawyer has warned that the FOFA regulations will not prevent Trio, Storm and Westpoint-type disasters from occuring in the future. "There has been no real change to rules making early detection and pre-emptive enforcement easier against ...

Centro MCS proposes DPF wind-up

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
Centro MCS has informed unitholders of the proposed wind up and termination of its Centro Direct Property Fund. The move follows the redemption of more than 93% of units in the Direct Property Fund (DPF) after the Centro group restructured in December ...

Property syndicates attracting overseas investment

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
Retail investors are seeking securely-leased long term assets, according to Charter Hall Direct Property which said that this is an asset class also favoured by cash rich overseas investors. "Self-managed super funds are looking for sustainability of ...

Details still needed on opt-in: ANZ Wealth

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
The devil will be in the detail of the new requirements on opt-in according to ANZ Wealth, with a number of issues still to consider. The government yesterday released its amendment to the FOFA legislation relating to the controversial requirement ...

FOFA opt-in amendment in full

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
The government has moved to clarify the FOFA amendment relating to opt-in. The amendment, as seen by Financial Standard this afternoon, states: Corporations Amendment (Future of Financial Advice) Bill 2011 Schedule 1, item 10, page 8 (after line 19) ...

Super funds should refocus on fixed interest

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2012
Superannuation funds need to readjust their view of fixed interest to see its potential as a pre-retirement asset class and its complexities. Dr Doug McTaggart, chief executive of QIC, said that rather than super funds thinking about fixed interest ...

Market provides opportunities for absolute return investment

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
Super funds and retail investors should consider adopting a risk based approach to portfolio construction and move away from traditional asset allocation, according to one global fund manager, to protect their investments against volatile markets. Global ...

Instos face debate on EM strategy

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
Institutional investors are facing divided opinion on the merit of an integrated versus a siloed asset strategy to emerging market exposure. While return potentials in emerging markets are high, the volatility of those returns and greater downside risk ...

Bonds, tailored equities and income top ETF picks

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
The bond ETF market could be worth $500 million by year's end, according to Russell Investments, who has picked bonds, international equities and income as the best buys for growth for next 12 months. The Australian exchange-traded fund (ETF) market ...

UniSuper responds to criticism

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011
UniSuper, one of Australia's largest super funds, came under attack last night, confirming that in the post-GFC volatile investment landscape no fund is immune from criticism. ABC's 7.30 news program last night ran a report on the $27 billion university ...