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BT offers wholesale funds to retail platform clients

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
BT Financial Group has made a new series of over 30 of its wholesale funds available only to retail investors on the company's platforms. The Wholesale Plus Funds series includes some of the best-rated and most popular wholesale funds in all the major ...

TAL lobbies for annuity regulation change

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... "should be broadened to enable a wider range of income-stream products to enjoy tax-free or concessional tax status." The company said that the current regulatory requirement to have regular payments "creates a barrier for deferred lifetime annuities." ...

Shanghai-HK Connect connects China to the world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... (QFII) programme -- would be limited. The QFII limits foreign investors from holding more than 10% of a Chinese listed company; its limits foreign investors to only the largest institutions; and, it requires foreign investors to hold investments for ...

First Super to vote against CBA board members

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
... News Corp chief executive Rupert Murdoch with an independent chairman, as well as implementing simple majority votes on company resolutions.

Perpetual launches philanthropy model

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
... aim of providing maximum community benefit. The launch comes almost a year after Perpetual's acquisition of The Trust Company, and aims to "bring together the best thinking from both businesses." Perpetual's general manager of philanthropy Andrew Thomas ...

Paul Barrett resurfaces in partnership with Italian manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
... a 93% stake in the Australian business and a long term plan to increase adviser numbers. Azimut Luxembourg sub-holding company AZ International Holdings is planning to finance the business with $8 million per year. NGA is looking to reach $7.8 billion ...

Spring FG set to launch IPO

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
... with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) by the end of November or early December and expects the company to list on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in January 2015. Spring currently provides financial planning, wealth ...

VicSuper to offer Challenger annuities

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... on: "Each VicSuper guaranteed pension will be backed by an annuity from Challenger Life, which is an APRA-regulated life company, whose shareholders are required to back annuity promises with enough capital to withstand 1:200 year adverse events." Last ...

Lonsec acquires van Eyk's iRate business

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... be working with the van Eyk liquidators, Moore Stephens, towards completing the transition in three weeks' time. Parent company Lonsec Fiscal Holdings recruited a new IT team last year "to bring to fruition a number of technology plays across the group." ...

BNP Paribas top custodian for client satisfaction

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... their performance wherever possible." Perkins took over the top job after former managing director Peter Baker left the company in October. Global Custodian, which carried out the survey, said globally client service and relationship management scored ...