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La Trobe mortgage fund earns 4 stars

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
The La Trobe Australian Mortgage Fund has scored the first 4-star rating in the SQM Research Mortgage Trust Sector review, due to fund performance and consistent returns. The La Trobe Australian Mortgage Fund - Pooled Mortgages Option is an unlisted ...

HFT and dark pools keep ASIC on its toes

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
High frequency trading and dark pools are the biggest issues of contention in the Australian Securities and Investment Commission's extended consultation process on market integrity rules, according to one industry expert. Australian Securities and ...

Cutting super tax breaks unwise: SPAA

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
The Self Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia has weighed into the industry debate on the Greens' call to raise the superannuation tax for high income earners. Green leader Bob Brown yesterday proposed a scaled tax on super contributions ...

Waiting for the RBA to dance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
"What do you see You people gazing at me You see a doll on a music box That's wound by a key..." -- Doll on a Music Box All eyes are fixed on the RBA today. Will they? Won't they? Make it three (interest rate cuts) for three (Board meetings)? As far ...

APRA MySuper changes burden for industry

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
The proposed level of involvement by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority in commercial arrangements between super funds and employers under the new draft MySuper Bill is unnecessary and inefficient, according to retail bodies. Submissions ...

Lloyd new Perpetual CEO, Ryan steps down

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
Geoff Lloyd has been appointed new chief executive officer and managing director of Perpetual Limited following Chris Ryan's exit over the weekend. Lloyd has overseen the restructure of the organisation's retail distribution arm since joining Perpetual ...

Surging institutional interest in frontier markets

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
A new global equity model from MSCI-owned Barra is factoring in frontier markets, as institutional interest again returns to the subset of emerging markets. While interest in the markets dissipated during the global financial crisis in a flight from ...

Eyes turn to monetary policy

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
Australian GDP growth will slow this year shifting the focus back to monetary policy and Macquarie Group chief economist Richard Gibbs forecasts the RBA will respond with two more rate cuts during 2012. Gibbs was speaking at the 2012 Financial Standard ...

AMP upgrades online functionality

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
AMP is the latest wealth group to upgrade its online capabilities and introduce new features to its web services, which it said will make it easier for customers to navigate the website and take control of their finances. These features include a series ...

REST and AAS sign five year deal

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
REST Industry Super has described the renewal of its contract with fund administration service provider AAS as "one of the largest deals in the superannuation industry". The five-year agreement will see AAS continue to supply REST with full administrative ...